Wisdom-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 10

“It is better to suffer for knowledge than to pleasure in ignorance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Beatings from truth are better than kisses from lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't build bridges you don't intend to cross.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you can't climb a tree, shake it, and its fruit will fall.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you waste time watering a fruitless tree, fruitful ones may die of thirst.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are poor if you are ignorant, fortunate if you are knowledgeable, privileged if you are intelligent, rich if you are wise,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is your teacher, never forsake her. Understanding is your friend, never betray him. Ignorance is your enemy, never embrace it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To lose a thousand pebbles in the persuit of one diamond is gain.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The distance between God and time is eternity.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom heals, even when bitter. Ignorance harms, even when sweet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When fortune favors fools, it is to punish them for the sake of the wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We hate each other because we are ignorant, but love each other because we are wise.”

— 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

“Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One fish in your net is better than a thousand in the ocean.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be poor and wise than to be rich and foolish.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Divorce ignorance. Court truth. Entreat knowledge. Wed enlightenment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One twig lights a small fire; a thousand twigs light an immense inferno.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is a liar's enemy, but a saint's friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Saints love their enemies; fools hate their friends.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is strength, but true wisdom is power.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The earliest bird gets the worm only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What is high excersises authority over what is low.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A small tree with strong roots will outlive a big tree with weak ones.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo