Sage-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 6

“Light is a beautiful servant; darkness is a dangerous master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A step towards wisdom is a leap towards enlightenment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge, teach. Wisdom, acquire. Understanding, share. Love, spread.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Let them judge you, but remain virtuous. Let them criticize you, but remain wise. Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t let anger control you. Don’t let hate enslave you. Don’t let negativity overcome you. Don’t let bitterness conquer you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To appreciate pleasure, someone had to experience pain; to appreciate joy, some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love, some had to…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Bless the world with your positive thoughts, with your positive desires, with your positive words, and with your positive actions.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.”

— 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

“A wolf only attends a rabbit’s funeral to eat its young.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The mind is its thoughts, the heart is its desires, and the soul is its experiences.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The first professor you meet in life is your mother; the second is hardship, and the last is death.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your mind is a weapon. Your heart is an asset. Your soul is a treasure. Your life is a jewel.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Divorce fear. Court courage. Pursue hope. Marry love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life is temporal. Time is fleeting. God is permanent. Eternity is enduring.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sun consumes even itself to give light to a dark world; do likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Expand your mind. Nurture your heart. Develop your body. Cultivate your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“God is not Christian. God is not Muslim. God is not Buddhist. God is love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Hate is strong, fear is mighty, jealousy is powerful, but love is invincible.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who loves lives a thousand years in one day; one who hates only lives one day in a thousand years.”

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo