The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment.
If the sun shone for itself, it would be blinded by its own light; if a river flowed for itself, it would be drowned by its own weight.
The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit.
It is better to be a star for one day than a moon for a lifetime.
A tree's beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in its roots.
If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.
If you have days, you have riches.If you have months, you have fortune.If you have years, you have treasure.If you have decades, you have wealth.If you have time, you have affluence.If you have excite...
When intelligence shuts a door, wisdom opens a window.
If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.
When sheep grow blind, it is only wolves that rejoice.
If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.
One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.
Anger has strength, hate has might, but love has power.
It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.
In the lowest Hell you find ignorance.In the lowest Heaven you find shrewdness.
A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth.
You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.
A small sharp axe clears a forest quicker than a big blunt one.
Wisdom has a hundred eyes to see opportunities, courage has a hundred feet to seek opportunities, and strength has a hundred arms to seize opportunities.
No matter how ugly a fruit is, worms will seek it out.