Lessons Quotes

It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.

Every single scar on her soul testifies of the times when she ignored the voice of her spirit

A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.

Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.

Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.

You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.

It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.

If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.

You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it.

To see a man’s true colors, tell him you’re saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman’s true colors, tell her you’re poor.

Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.

Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings.

If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.

Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.

A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise.

The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.

If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.

A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.

A small boat that sails the river is better than a large ship that sinks in the sea.

Flowers are prettiest where they are watered the most.

Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence.

If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.

A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.

A bear does not change its nature because it shed its fur.

A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.

For a better world, we need education. nevertheless, more than education, we need people with common sense.

A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue.

If you want people to dance to your tune, sing beautiful songs.

A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.

Love sees more with its eyes closed than hate with its eyes open.

A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.

Love that causes you pain is better than hate that brings you pleasure.

Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.

A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.

Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.

Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.

It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.

Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.

If you push your luck too hard, fortune's muscles might tear.

Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.

Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul.

Watering a dead flower will not bring it back to life.

Follow your heart only if it has your mind's feet.

If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.

A thorn is a rose's friend but a gardener’s enemy.