“A pen in a scholar's pocket is greater than a sword in a warrior's hand.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. Release your vices. Embrace your higher self.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Students quit when they are tired; sages quit only when they have won.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Worry soils, even the purest mind. Envy poisons, even the purest heart. Greed sullies, even the purest soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To learn how to swim, observe fish; how to hunt, observe lions; how to work, observe bees, and how to live, observe… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you want to be strong, exercise; if you want to be wise, study; if you want to be happy, smile; and… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence says think. Understanding says ponder. Insight says perceive. Enlightenment says overcome.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Your knowledge can stir the world, your intellect can move it, your wisdom can shake it, but only your love can truly… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The sky won’t shed tears if stars refuse to shine; it will wait for the sun.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The ocean does not lose its splendor because it lost a few drops.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The future is a prophet, the past is a sage, the present is an angel, and eternity is a god.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest intelligence.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You can have some, but not all. Wanting to have it all is a sure recipe for disaster” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Becoming a student only takes seconds, but becoming a master takes a lifetime.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One who serves money is its slave, but one who is served by money is its master.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If ignorance invites you to lunch, turn down the offer, no matter how famished you are.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Wisdom knows the way, wisdom shows the way, wisdom goes the way, wisdom is the way.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“True wisdom is like an ocean; the deeper you go the greater the treasures you'll find.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You cannot skip the beginning and hope to reach the end. You will fall as soon as you get there” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
