Wisdom quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 5

“The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The distance between God and time is eternity.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To lose a thousand pebbles in the persuit of one diamond is gain.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you waste time watering a fruitless tree, fruitful ones may die of thirst.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The least among the enlightened is better than the greatest among the ignorant.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A certificate in commonsense from life is better than a doctorate in philosophy from university.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Fear tells you what can’t be done; courage tells you what can be done; wisdom tells you what must be done; and…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who is wise is rich, one who is virtuous is wealthy, one who is happy is affluent, and one who is…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ignorant benefit from none; the intelligent benefit from some; the wise benefit from many; and the enlightened benefit from all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Treating important people well is wisdom; treating unimportant people well is virtue; treating all people well is LOVE.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We hate each other because we are ignorant, but love each other because we are wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom heals, even when bitter. Ignorance harms, even when sweet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When fortune favors fools, it is to punish them for the sake of the wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be poor and wise than to be rich and foolish.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One fish in your net is better than a thousand in the ocean.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is a flower's scent, not its size, that lures bees.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your friends tell me who you are, your enemies tell me who you are not.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who tills his own land knows the value of each seed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“There is a seed inside of every tree and a tree inside of every seed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is an angel whose wingts are powered by reality.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A beautiful mind is greater than a deceitful soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Friendship with ignorance is enmity with light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A foolish son has no advantage over a wise orphan.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When sheep grow blind, it is only wolves that rejoice.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird will only perch on a branch it trusts.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is my strength. Joy is my power. Wisdom is my blessing. Life is my reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A small tree with strong roots will outlive a big tree with weak ones.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What is high excersises authority over what is low.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo