Sayings Quotes

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

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 never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.

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

Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master.

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

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

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

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

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

It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.

Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.

An ugly jar full of water is worth more than an empty beautiful one in the desert.

If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.

The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit.

One bright star is better than a thousand dull moons.

Wisdom is intelligence set on fire.

Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.

It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.

A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.

Only fools are born wise.

If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.

The elephant is the largest, but not the fiercest. The giraffe is the tallest, but not the strongest. The cheetah is the fastest, but not the wisest. The ant is the smallest, but not the gentlest.

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

An egg's true value is only known when it is broken.

Shatter the limits in your mind and you shatter the limits in your life.

You become what you think, not what others think of you.

An ambitious amateur will rise above a complacent master.

Don't settle for a star when you can have the whole sky.

Scars are your greatest medals in life.

Some birds learn how to fly only after falling off of a cliff.

We only fall on our face to learn how to rise on our feet.

The life you wish you had will come by working like you never have.

A divided mind cannot conquer a united soul.