Life lesson quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 14

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“There are many fish in the sea, but never let a good one swim away.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Imprudent people accumulate adversaries, intelligent people accumulate acquaintances, and enlightened people accumulate friends.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“People can hurt you, but you must still love. People can betray you, but you can still trust. People can put you…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A tree is not concerned about the number of its fruits that fall to the ground, but the number of their seeds…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is straight like a line. Virtue is firm like a wall. Wisdom is tall like a mountain. Love is wide like…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are not remembered for who you pull down, but who you lift up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“There are few certainties in life, one of which is: life is short.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Start your day in love. Continue your day in love. Finish your day in love. Wake up again in love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pebbles that bring you joy are better than diamonds that bring you sorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a woman tells you how terrible she looks, sincerely deny it, even if you agree.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A star does not compete with other stars around it; it just shines.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Saying 'I'm sorry' earns you my attention; proving you're sorry earns you my heart.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The biggest prison in the universe is caring about what other people think of you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The mind is everything; you can go no higher than what you put into it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be calm when your wife yells at you, calmer when she chastens you, but be terrified when she ignores you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Lies spread quicker than truth because they have longer legs.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never despise a seed; one day it will rise and bloom into a forest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A warrior is no greater than the scars he endures in battle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The riper a tree's fruit, the more stones people cast at it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo