Life lesson quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 5

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you think too much, you will worry too much; if you worry too much, you will fear too much; if you…

— 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 be happy now, love now; if you want to be happy later, love later; but if you want…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your mind is a ship; it can sail across the universe as long as you don't allow negative thoughts to sink it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If the past could be changed, it would not exist. If the future could be stopped, it would not survive. If the…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Dream more, read more, learn more, and you will become more.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We are all born stars, but some refuse to shine and others make it their life’s mission to glow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When God is on your side, He uses the plots of your enemies to advance your cause.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only dead fish allow the sea to carry them to and fro.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ambitious strive to be well known; the enlightened strive to be worth knowing.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Think for yourself. Speak for others. Work for some. Live for none.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo