Michael Bassey Johnson, Master of Maxims
52 quotes
"Only courageous hearts can endure the bitterness of truth."
"Anything that comes your way by force was not meant for you. Everything that locates you on it's own was yours and will be yours forever."
"The only way to educate oneself is by making books a life companion."
"There are things you need to know that you already know."
"Innocence is the beginning of ignorance. Experience is the end of stupidity."
"Knowledge is a light burden. Ignorance...a heavy bliss."
"Every Intelligent person was once a fool."
"The fear of losing anything is the inability to prepare for the best."
"If you wait for the mango fruits to fall, you'd be wasting your time while others are learning how to climb the tree"
"Division and separation means no harm to the society. It makes everyone unique."
"Governors were once minors. Presidents were once residents."
"Bad people often end up as heroes."
"Competition is used for discrimination. Harmony makes everything perfect."
"If you really want to be different, you'd better keep quiet and be a good person on the inside."
"A bitter critic is the sweetest corrector."
"Even if yesterday existed, today is just real, not a fantasy like the past."
"Education will teach you ephemeral things. God will teach you wonders."
"After or before any happiness, someone must cry."
"Seriousness is too boring to the playful human condition. A heart of stone that has a long face can never express love."
"The more you think, the less you imagine. The less you imagine, the less you create."
"A young hero is the world's greatest attraction."
"Start with a cry, end with a smile."
"Distance gives a clearer view. You can't see the facade of a building while staying inside."
"There is no past and future for those who exist in the now. Live in the moment, today is the only reality."
"Every living word that gives life was once without form."