"Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you are intelligent, but marry the one who does both with you, and you are wise."
- Matshona Dhliwayo
"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."
"Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from all, and you are wise."
"Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers."
"You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence."
"If your greatest wish is to be happy, you are clever; if it is to make others happy, you are virtuous; but if it is to make yourself and others happy, you are wise."
"The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late."
"There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience."
"Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness.Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence.Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness.Marrying a virt..."
"Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop."