Wise-quotations Quotes · Page 9

“Honey doesn’t lose its sweetness because it is made by bees that sting.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A cunning adversary will teach you more than a brainless ally.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The heart is seldom wiser than the mind, but when it is, listen to it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A river only flows upstream when God is drawing it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life is temporal. Time is fleeting. God is permanent. Eternity is enduring.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What is behind you is never as important as what is ahead of you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Counting your chickens before they hatch is only wise if God has told you how many will survive.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence will teach you how to make a living; wisdom will teach you how to make a life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be cautious in good times. Be cheerful in bad times. Be busy in boring times. Be calm in hectic times. Be prudent…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Symphonies begin with one note; fires with one flame; gardens with one flower; and masterpieces with one stroke.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to meet fish, you go in water, and if you want to meet birds, visit the sky.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Weakness is weaker when discovered by others.”

— Mita Jain

“If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sun consumes even itself to give light to a dark world; do likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be like water; soft as it is, it breaks through rocks and impenetrable surfaces.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is a better companion than ignorance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence sees things as they are; wisdom sees things as they should be.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Become braver, stronger, wiser, kinder, and you will become better.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower always turns its face to light; do likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Hatred of darkness is nobler than fear of light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower does not diminish in beauty, no matter how many weeds envy it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Hate is strong, fear is mighty, jealousy is powerful, but love is invincible.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth on its feet goes further than ignorance on its wings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If all you have is wisdom, you are among the wealthiest people in the world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is my mother. Joy is my sister. Knowledge is brother. Wisdom is my soulmate.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird's beauty lies in its feathers, but its strength lies in its wings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is the best fruit on the tree of intelligence.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo