Sage-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 7

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Joy gives you strength. Hope gives you fortitude. Faith gives you courage. Love gives you power.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not need to boast of what the whole world already knows; its beauty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Ignorance weakens you, understanding shelters you, intelligence strengthens you, but wisdom makes you invincible.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you;…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Lend your ears to the deaf, your eyes to the blind, your hands to the weak, your tongue to the mute, your…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Cherish truth. Esteem virtue. Prize goodness. Treasure love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Beautiful beginnings are often born from ugly endings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The world’s most beautiful angel is love inside your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You don’t have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time is your acquaintance. Life is your friend. Death is your opponent. Eternity is your companion.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life is a thorough university; pain and hardship are its distinguished professors.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love has two rules: the first one is love, and the second one is love some more.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light is a masterpiece, but is of little value if you are blind.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to know a person’s true character, observe how he treats those who don’t matter.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“God is the world's oldest philosopher; love is the world's oldest sage.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your first teacher is your mother; the second is people; the third is life; and the fourth is God.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When bitter, say little; when angry, say nothing; when happy, say much; when joyful, say all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love has never been conquered, not even by the greatest army.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo