"Do not trust everyone who smiles at you; some admire your achievements, but some misunderstand them, and many more envy them. Jealousy is like the sky: everywhere on everyone."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Wisdom, Trust, Jealousy, Discernment

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"Do not trust everyone who smiles at you; some admire your achievements, but some misunderstand them, and many more envy them. Jealousy is like the sky: everywhere on everyone."

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"When I was young, I thought it is thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in the high school, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is the poise!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Thunder, Lightning, Physics, Danger

"A book is a sacred gift."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Book, Gift, Sacred, Treasure

"A man with wisdom will always have a solution no matter how big his challenges may be. Wisdom makes you a problem solver."

Patience Johnson, Nigerian Author

Wisdom, Solution, Life, Knowledge

"In the pursuit of knowledge, we know God, the source of knowledge and wisdom."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Knowledge, Pursuit, God

"In every situation, we can find sacred lesson."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Situation, Lesson, Sacred, Learning

"To be given to the study of the scriptures is to discover more principles."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Wisdom, Scripture, Principles, Study

"The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Man

"If you listen to many wise sayings, you will develop a strong-mind."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Listening, Growth, Mind

"Feelings could override facts, as facts could alter feelings. Choose the truth first, rather than following after feelings."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Wisdom, Feelings, Truth, Choice, Emotion

"It is better to be foolish than a dilettante."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Wisdom, Truth, Power, Choice, Life

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"What the wise see eyes closed is greater than what the ignorant see both eyes open."

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"A seed rises from dirt to prove to the world that its greatness lies not on what the world thinks of it, but from within."

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"Cowards drown in a pond. The extraordinary flourish in the middle of the ocean."

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"Brave cubs become fierce lions."

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"Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God."

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"The sky does not despair when a star falls, it makes room for a new one."

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"When I was young, I thought it is thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in the high school, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is the poise!"

"A book is a sacred gift."

"A man with wisdom will always have a solution no matter how big his challenges may be. Wisdom makes you a problem solver."

"In the pursuit of knowledge, we know God, the source of knowledge and wisdom."

"In every situation, we can find sacred lesson."

"To be given to the study of the scriptures is to discover more principles."

"The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little."

"If you listen to many wise sayings, you will develop a strong-mind."

"Feelings could override facts, as facts could alter feelings. Choose the truth first, rather than following after feelings."

"It is better to be foolish than a dilettante."

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"The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened."

"A stone, no matter how small, resists the wind."

"It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons."

"When you are at your lowest God is getting ready to take you to your highest."

"What the wise see eyes closed is greater than what the ignorant see both eyes open."

"A seed rises from dirt to prove to the world that its greatness lies not on what the world thinks of it, but from within."

"Cowards drown in a pond. The extraordinary flourish in the middle of the ocean."

"Brave cubs become fierce lions."

"Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God."

"The sky does not despair when a star falls, it makes room for a new one."