Michelle

“Knowing what to think is sense,
when to think it is intelligence,
how to think it is wisdom,
why and how to think it is enlightenment.

Knowing what to say is sense,
when to say it is intelligence,
how to say it is wisdom,
why and how to say it is enlightenment.

Knowing what to learn is sense,
when to learn it is intelligence,
how to learn it is wisdom,
why and how to learn it is enlightenment.

Knowing what to do is sense,
when to do it is intelligence,
how to do it is wisdom,
why and how to do it is enlightenment.

Knowing what to teach is sense,
when to teach it is intelligence,
how to teach it is wisdom,
why and how to teach it is enlightenment.”
― 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

“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

“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