Tina Haigler

“I do not know how to convince you to acknowledge—regularly and readily, to yourself and others—that you can feel hurt and also hurt others.”
― Aubrey Gordon, "You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People

“It is a happiness to wonder;—it is a happiness to dream”
― Edgar Allan Poe, Morella

“If you have debts, you are poor;
if you have assets, you are fortunate;
if you have money, you are privileged;
if you have peace, you are rich;
and if you have contentment, you are wealthy.

If you have greed, you are poor;
if you have faith, you are fortunate;
if you have joy, you are privileged;
if you have charity, you are rich;
and if you have love, you are wealthy.

If you have ignorance, you are poor;
if you have education, you are fortunate;
if you have understanding, you are privileged;
if you have knowledge, you are rich;
and if you have wisdom, you are wealthy.

If you have no one, you are poor;
if you have an acquaintance, you are fortunate;
if you have a friend, you are privileged;
if you have a lover, you are rich;
and if you have a soulmate, you are wealthy.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is an honest saint,
ignorance is a helpless scholar,
vice is an uncaring sinner,
and love is a kind sage.

Knowledge is the path,
understanding is the way,
wisdom is the highway,
and enlightenment is the destination.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo