Wise Quotations Quotes - Page 7

If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.

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An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.

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One bright star is better than a thousand dull moons.

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A flower does not diminish in beauty, no matter how many weeds envy it.

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

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It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.

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A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.

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The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.

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If you have no one, you are poor; if you have an acquaintance, you are fortunate; if you have a friend, you are privileged; if you have a lover, you are rich; if you have a soulmate, you are wealthy.

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Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.

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Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.

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The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.

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Violence only attacks the body, but it is non-violence that has the power to influence the soul and reshape it towards a peaceful future.

A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.

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

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A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice.

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There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

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If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.

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The highest wisdom is to know that you know nothing.

You can find the answers to the most complicated questions of life from your deepest self. Pay attention and listen.

A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.

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Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

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

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Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.

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Love rewards you more in a moment than pleasure could in a lifetime.

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Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.”Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.

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The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit lives on.

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An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble.

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If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment.

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Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

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Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.

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Wisdom paints a rainbow in your mind, joy paints a rainbow in your heart, and love paints a rainbow in your soul.

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The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.

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A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.

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Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.

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A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.

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Love knows the way because love is the way.

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Conscience is not white, black or brown. Conscience is human. It is beyond race – it is beyond religion – it is beyond all sectarianism.

There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.

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A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.

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In calm waters you still find sharks.

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Respect yourself and in time the whole world will respect you.

A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.

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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.

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Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.

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If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.

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If your greatest wish is to be happy, you are clever; if it is to make others happy, you are virtuous; but if it is to make yourself and others happy, you are wise.

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One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

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

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The further you venture down a river the bigger the fish.

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Your world needs you. So, use your education to become endowed with muscles of iron and nerves of steel. Do not exploit the means of education to become a man or a woman. Use it to become a human being, in the pursuit of excellence.

If you hide honey in the dark, bees will still find it.

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There is no gem like virtue, no wealth like happiness, no treasure like faith, and no jewel like love.

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Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you.

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It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.

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Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.

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A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.

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Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.

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Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none.

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Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.

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