1. Light only benefits one whose eyes are open.
2. One who listens learns more than one who speaks.
3. The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.
4. Both pupil and teacher never outgrow learning.
5. Think much, say little, do much.
6. You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome.
7. Knowledge is the seed, intelligence is the stem, understanding is the branch, and wisdom is the fruit.
8. To learn how to swim, observe fish; how to hunt, observe lions; how to work, observe bees, and how to live, observe sages.
9. Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.
10. A vessel’s beauty does not determine how much water it carries.
11. Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.
12. Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself.
13. One who is eager to teach must be eager to learn.
14. Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.
15. When intelligence shuts a door, wisdom opens a window.
“The master said: I come not only to teach but to learn.
Learn first, then teach; that is wisdom.”
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
