Guru-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 6

“The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge, teach. Wisdom, acquire. Understanding, share. Love, spread.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are what you think; you become what you believe; you turn out to be what you have always been.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Leave beauty marks in the lives of those you meet, not scars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Private prayers are the catalyst for public miracles.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are a god wrapped in flesh; the divinity you’ve always been seeking is wrapped within.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Worry soils, even the purest mind. Envy poisons, even the purest heart. Greed sullies, even the purest soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you get too close to the sun, you will burn; if you get too far, you will freeze: this is how…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you;…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence tells you where to look; wisdom tells you what to see.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are a product of your mind, a result of your thoughts, and a consequence of your actions.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I have the soul of a white man, the soul of a black man, the soul of an Asian man; the soul…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We are all artists; painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Help when you can. Give what you have. Do what you must. Be who you ought to be.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light is a beautiful servant; darkness is a dangerous master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Becoming a student only takes seconds, but becoming a master takes a lifetime.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who serves money is its slave, but one who is served by money is its master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. Release your vices. Embrace your higher self.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Students quit when they are tired; sages quit only when they have won.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only a student of the world becomes a master of the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo