Wisdom-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 12

“A river can only boast when it is full of fish.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to love your enemies than to hate your friends.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A wound won't heal if you keep touching it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you hide honey in the dark, bees will still find it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A star is a floating diamond; a diamond is a buried star.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ignorant benefit from none; the intelligent benefit from some; the wise benefit from many; and the enlightened benefit from all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom moves hills, faith moves mountains, love moves the world, and together they move the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Treating important people well is wisdom; treating unimportant people well is virtue; treating all people well is LOVE.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is wealth, wisdom is treasure, understanding is riches, and ignorance is poverty.”

— 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

“A swan is beautiful, even if mocked by ugly ducks.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love in fools is better than hate in the wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The hen that lays the most eggs deserves the most food.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When ignorance opens the door, reason flies out the window.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowing your strengths is intelligence; knowing your weakness is wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We have five senses, but the wise have six.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When intelligence shuts a door, wisdom opens a window.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is an artist, wisdom is its masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never burn a bridge while you are still crossing it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to have a thousand real enemies than a single false friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An ugly jar full of water is worth more than an empty beautiful one in the desert.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The meek shall inherit the Earth, but the mighty shall inherit the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom sees farther than intelligence, even when its eyes are closed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligent silence is better than ignorant speech.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No tree chooses which birds perch on its branches; they choose it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you threaten to set the sun on fire, it will laugh at you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo