“A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose does not need to boast of what the whole world already knows; its beauty.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You don’t have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To be blind momentarily when light hits your eyes is better than to be blind permanently when darkness hits your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the galaxy.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to separate these things: peace and happiness, hope and patience, courage and confidence, mercy and kindness, integrity and faithfulness,… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You are not lonely if joy is within you; not empty if truth is within you; not poor if love is within… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Dream like a child. Reason like an elder. Play like a youth. Work like an adult.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Love has two rules: the first one is love, and the second one is love some more.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Life is a thorough university; pain and hardship are its distinguished professors.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Time is your acquaintance. Life is your friend. Death is your opponent. Eternity is your companion.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Love is the heart’s best tenant; it always pays its rent on time.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence will teach you how to make a living; wisdom will teach you how to make a life.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Love as much as you can, for as long as you can, and as best as you can.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“My words are my thesis, my actions are my dissertation, and my life is my philosophy.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Be noble like the sun; let even those who resent you for shinning benefit from your warmth.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it; it creates beautiful waves instead.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence says think. Understanding says ponder. Insight says perceive. Enlightenment says overcome.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“If you try to measure love's power, you will run out of measuring tape.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your soul is your paintbrush, your world is your canvass, your life is your masterpiece.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Falling in love is not the problem; hitting your head on the way down is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You have the world in your hands if you have the universe in your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“In knowledge there is strength, in understanding there is might, and in wisdom there is power.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share