Sage-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 3

“Wisdom is the best fruit on the tree of intelligence.”

— 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

“True wisdom is like an ocean; the deeper you go the greater the treasures you'll find.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom knows the way, wisdom shows the way, wisdom goes the way, wisdom is the way.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If ignorance invites you to lunch, turn down the offer, no matter how famished you are.”

— 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

“The mind speaks, though it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though…

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you throw a stone into the ocean, it will reach the bottom; if you throw a word into someone’s heart, it…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time crawls when you are bored; walks when you are occupied; runs when you are busy; but flies when you are having…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened. Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. Release your vices. Embrace…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who serves money is its slave, but one who is served by money is its master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Becoming a student only takes seconds, but becoming a master takes a lifetime.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest intelligence.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ocean does not lose its splendor because it lost a few drops.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sky won’t shed tears if stars refuse to shine; it will wait for the sun.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only a student of the world becomes a master of the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Students quit when they are tired; sages quit only when they have won.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. Release your vices. Embrace your higher self.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What you conquer in your soul you conquer in your world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are what you think; you become what you believe; you turn out to be what you have always been.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Leave beauty marks in the lives of those you meet, not scars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Private prayers are the catalyst for public miracles.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo