Matshona-dhliwayo-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 29

“Meekness is not weakness, but weakness can be masked as meekness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You don’t have to speak for your work if it truly has its own voice.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Inspiration is worthless without perspiration.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You can marry outside of your race, but never marry outside of your values.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A student's wisdom is more valuable than a professor's knowledge.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love sees more, hears more, does more, and therefore accomplishes more.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“By nurturing other people's gifts you nurture your own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The pen is mightier than the sword; it should never run out of ink.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Hate carries venom, and is therefore destroyed by its own poison. Love carries virtue, and is therefore rewarded by its own goodness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life is what you make it. Many things are beyond your control, but your happiness is in your hands.”

— 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 future is a prophet, the past is a sage, the present is an angel, and eternity is a god.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you are willing to kill for your beliefs, you are a murderer; if you are willing to die for your beliefs,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Faith is a gift. Joy is a prize. Hope is a blessing. Love is your ultimate reward.”

— 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

“Be slow to teach, and quick to learn. Avoid impious people, run from fools, and seek out the wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be poor than to be ignorant.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is the eldest daughter of wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Not all slaves are poor, and not all free men are rich.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Talent is like a little seed; when nurtured, it will flourish.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Throwing dirt on a seed only increases its value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you drop a gold coin in mud, it does not lose its value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A snake in the grass is deadlier than a lion in a tree.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A lion's greater talents are revealed in the jungle, not in the circus.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A sword can only pierce the body, but love can pierce the soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is mightier than hate; it doesn't need a sword to conquer.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When blowing out someone’s candle you risk blowing out your own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A book is a garden, only its flowers are ideas.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Envy is a thief, the first thing it tries to steal is your joy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is a reliable soldier on the war on hate.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One kind deed is more beautiful than a thousand good intentions.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you try to hide a star behind a dark veil, it will still shine through it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The enlightened are like stars; the darker it gets, the brighter they shine.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You have not conquered anyone significant until you conquer yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Follow few. Lead many. Walk with some. Embrace all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Let ignorance go. Let truth unravel. Let light roam free. You were born to rise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The soul does not grow by chance; it is enlarged by love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo