Sayings Quotes

We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.

If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.

One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world.

You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.

Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master.

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.

The mind speaks, though it does not have lips.The heart moves, though it does not have feet.The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

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

An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.

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.

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.

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.

You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.

The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.

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

Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.

The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.

If the sun needed friends to shine, it would not rule the sky alone.

Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.

It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.

An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers.

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

Never cut down a tree whose shade you might need tomorrow.

A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.

The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.

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

When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep.

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

the pen is as wise as the mind that speaks through it

Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.

Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.

You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.

Not until we leave bad situations for worst situations, we shall least value and appreciate bad situations which shield us from the worst situation

A vessel's beauty does not determine how much water it carries.

Seek to be the smartest in a room, not the loudest.

Small truths have greater power than big lies.

The smartest fish are still in the sea.

What you seek for others you find for yourself.

Sense will buy you more than dollars.

Say the negative and do the opposite.

A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.

Pearls from the soul are more precious than diamonds from the mine.

Clear skies do not promise rain.