Sage-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 6

“Ignorance is a wind that blows out the mind's flame.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Drop fear. Lose ignorance. Uphold truth. Embrace love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence will teach you how to make a living; wisdom will teach you how to make a life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is the heart’s best tenant; it always pays its rent on time.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The soul is a great magician; transforming thoughts into reality, desires into actions, and life into experiences.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To learn how to swim, observe fish; how to hunt, observe lions; how to work, observe bees, and how to live, observe…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Worry soils, even the purest mind. Envy poisons, even the purest heart. Greed sullies, even the purest soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you get too close to the sun, you will burn; if you get too far, you will freeze: this is how…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you are too busy to love, you are too busy to live; if you are too busy to live, you are…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is the world's oldest saint, pride is the world's oldest sinner, and love is the world's oldest sage.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A sage is a library whose bookshelves are in his soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“My words are my thesis, my actions are my dissertation, and my life is my philosophy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love as much as you can, for as long as you can, and as best as you can.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Alone a candle can only light a room, but in thousands they can even light a city.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thoughts are powerful; before you were born, you were one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it; it creates beautiful waves instead.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be noble like the sun; let even those who resent you for shinning benefit from your warmth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to be happy, love. If you want to be happier, love some more.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The world is full of angels; if you can’t find one, be one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Courage is a warrior, wisdom is a sage, virtue is a priest, and love is poet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth, teach. Knowledge, acquire. Experience, share. Wisdom, spread.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A slave is one who sells his soul to save his life. A master is one who gives his life to save…

— Matshona Dhliwayo