Lisa

“The highest knowledge is still no match for the lowest wisdom.
The highest fame is still no match for the lowest influence.
The highest weakness is still no match for the lowest strength.
The highest loss is still no match for the lowest win.
The highest opinion is still no match for the lowest fact.
The highest immitation is still no match for the lowest original.
The highest pleasure is still no match for the lowest purpose.
The highest talent is still no match for the lowest genius.

The highest theory is still no match for the lowest proof.
The highest want is still no match for the lowest need.
The highest mind is still no match for the lowest soul.
The highest technology is still no match for the lowest miracle.
The highest darkness is still no match for the lowest light.
The highest devil is still no match for the lowest angel.
The highest vice is still no match for the lowest virtue.
The highest Hell is still no match for the lowest Heaven.

The highest priest is still no match for the lowest prophet.
The highest scholar is still no match for the lowest sage.
The highest warrior is still no match for the lowest conqueror.
The highest lawyer is still no match for the lowest judge.
The highest politician is still no match for the lowest activist.
The highest follower is still no match for the lowest leader.
The highest student is still no match for the lowest teacher.
The highest disciple is still no match for the lowest master.”
― matshona dhliwayo

“The University of Life
(How to Graduate)

1. Dream
2. Work
3. Read
4. Exercise
5. Meditate
6. Laugh
7. Play
8. Give
9. Forgive
10. Love”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is easier to teach saints than to learn from sinners.
It is easier to teach young students than to guide old fools.
It is easier to chastise saints than to caution sinners.
It is easier to shine in the dark than to glow in the light.
It is easier to multiply enemies than to accumulate friends.
It is easier to embrace your angel than to face your demons.
It is easier to fight an army of opinions than a single truth.
It is easier to rise with enemies than to fall with friends.
It is easier to fall into sin than to rise into virtue.
It is easier to rise from defeat than to rise from ignorance.
It is easier to survive a blow from a friend than a kiss from an enemy.
It is easier to conquer a thousand devils than a single angel.
It is easier to rise from love than to soar from hate.
It is easier to move mountains by faith than hills by your hands.
It is easier for stars to shine than for truth to glow.
It is easier to resist pain than to defy pleasure.
It is easier to appease the strong than to wrestle the mighty.
It is easier to tame the mind than to bridle the soul.
It is easier to fight an army than to grapple with your conscience.
It is easier to embrace the future than to understand the past.
It is easier for the sun to shine than for the moon to glow.
It is easier for small seeds to rise than for big trees to grow.
It is easier to heal a wounded heart than a broken soul.
It is easier to rule the mind than to conquer the soul.
It is easier to conquer your enemies than to master your fears.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you love people, and they hate you, esteem them anyway.
If you help people, and they hurt you, sustain them anyway.
If you embrace people, and they shun you, cherish them anyway.
If you console people, and they hate you, respect them anyway.

If you trust people, and they betray you, appreciate them anyway.
If you teach people, and they ignore you, enlighten them anyway.
If you adore people, and they shun you, honor them anyway.
If you applaud people, and they despise you, regard them anyway.

If you forgive people, and they offend you, shelter them anyway.
If you defend people, and they attack you, uphold them anyway.
If you raise people, and they lower you, inspire them anyway.
If you draw people, and they repel you, encourage them anyway.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo