Matshona-dhliwayo-quotes Quotes · Page 23

“A short axe can still cut down tall trees.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Today's trials catapult you to tomorrow’s triumphs.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is currency, none who possess it can ever be truly poor.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Great fish do not drown in small rivers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you threaten to set the sun on fire, it will laugh at you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is impossible for darkness to reign in the presence of a star.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The grass is greener on the other side only because someone tended to it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To strengthen families encourage children. To strengthen communities educate families. To strengthen a nation empower its communities.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In a world full of sheep dare to be a lion; in a world full of pigeons dare to be an eagle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“As the sky is too big for two stars to clash, the world is big enough for all of us to shine.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a tree has strong roots, not even the strongest hands can pluck it from where it stands.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“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

“The enlightened are servants of the rich and poor, helpers of the weak and powerful, friends of the lowly and eminent. They…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No tree chooses which birds perch on its branches; they choose it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth does not die because you buried it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You meet your higher self the day you turn your back on your lower self.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To lose a thousand pebbles in the persuit of one diamond is gain.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you waste time watering a fruitless tree, fruitful ones may die of thirst.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Dream up, and you will go up; dream down, and you will go down.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A pen in a scholar's pocket is greater than a sword in a warrior's hand.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love knows the way, love shows the way, love goes the way, love is the way.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you have shed a thousand tears, expect a thousand blessings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Seek happiness for others and the universe will seek happiness for you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be poor and wise than to be rich and foolish.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Reject fear. Renounce ignorance. Esteem truth. Embrace love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Overcome your weaknesses by turning them into strengths.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The distance between two stars is inconsequential when they shine as one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One fish in your net is better than a thousand in the ocean.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life is the song you dance to when reality sings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The least among the enlightened is better than the greatest among the ignorant.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sun and stars never apologize for shinning; neither should you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Envy is admiration laced with resentment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Give hope. Impart peace. Share joy. Spread love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in the stormiest skies that eagles find their true calling.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The world’s greatest survival stories are in scars, not trophies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo