enlightenment-quotes

Be like the sun; warm to everyone, even your enemies.

Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.

Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.

It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.

Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.

Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.

Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

A sage is a library whose bookshelves are in his soul.

Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.

An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.

We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.

Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.

Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one.

The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment.

A scholar__ pen is more valuable than a warrior__ sword.