Michelle

“To hate is human,
to love is divine.
To destroy is human,
to build is divine.
To fall is human,
to rise is divine.

To break is human,
to heal is divine.
To take is human,
to give is divine.
To feel is human,
to experience is divine.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“I understand why people take flight from bridges, I understand why a girl holds a blade to her wrist, I understand why a grown man cries counting all his lists. What I wish for the world to understand is that in these fragile moments, patience and love are needed most.”
― Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts

“Intellect is intelligent, intuition is wise.
Awareness is intelligent, discernment is wise.
Truth is intelligent, knowledge is wise.
Speech is intelligent, silence is wise.
Curiosity is intelligent, insight is wise.
Caution is intelligent, prudence is wise.
Knowledge is intelligent, commonsense is wise.
Perception is intelligent, understanding is wise.
Theory is intelligent, experience is wise.
Virtue is intelligent, love is wise.

Scholars are intelligent, saints are wise.
Students are intelligent, teachers are wise.
Professors are intelligent, gurus are wise.
The past is intelligent, the future is wise.
Time is intelligent, eternity is wise.
Chance is intelligent, fate is wise.
The mind is intelligent, the soul is wise.
The eye is intelligent, the ear is wise.
The world is intelligent, the universe is wise.
Nature is intelligent, God is wise.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence is a disciple, wisdom is its master.
Caution is a disciple, prudence is its master.
Discernment is a disciple, intuition is its master.
Truth is a disciple, reality is its master.
Experience is a disciple, awareness is its master.
Illumination is a disciple, enlightenment is its master.
Desire is a disciple, pleasure is its master.
Laughter is a disciple, joy is its master.
Need is a disciple, want is its master.
Prudence is a disciple, virtue is its master.
Knowledge is a disciple, truth is its master.
The heart is a disciple, the mind is its master.
The mind is a disciple, the soul is its master.
The body is a disciple, the flesh is its master.
The soul is a disciple, the spirit is its master.
The present is a disciple, the past is its master.
The future is a disciple, the present is its master.
The past is a disciple, eternity is its master.
Mankind is a disciple, nature is its master.
Eternity is a disciple, God is its master.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo