“If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment.” — 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
“Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The most beautiful pearls are not found in oysters, but in enlightened souls.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One disciplined warrior is worth more than a thousand unruly ones.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A tree is not concerned about the number of its fruits that fall to the ground, but the number of their seeds… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Truth is straight like a line. Virtue is firm like a wall. Wisdom is tall like a mountain. Love is wide like… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The mind speaks, though it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose… — 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
“Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those… — 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
“The elephant is the largest, but not the fiercest. The giraffe is the tallest, but not the strongest. The cheetah is the… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When dealing with the dishonest, be shrewd. When dealing with the crafty, be cunning. When dealing with the wise, be prudent. When… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To appreciate pleasure some had to experience pain; to appreciate joy some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love some had to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The body is an outstanding source of strength; the mind an incredible source of intelligence; the heart an uncommon source of might;… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“There is no distance between these 8 things: intelligence and sanity, wisdom and stability, ignorance and stupidity, truth and honesty, time and… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Truth does not fulfill its destiny until it is known. Light does not fulfill its destiny until it is seen. Wisdom does… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Don’t waste days, for they become weeks. Don’t waste weeks, for they become months. Don’t waste months, for they become years; and… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is easier to teach saints than to learn from sinners. It is easier to teach young students than to guide old… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Rest is good, but laziness is not. Labour is good, but slavery is not. Wine is good, but drunkenness is not. Food… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One scholar is worth more than a thousand students. One sage is worth more than a thousand scholars. One leader is worth… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The bravest are sometimes powerless. The mightiest are sometimes defenseless. The noblest are sometimes graceless. The happiest are sometimes hopeless. The wisest… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence says think. Understanding says ponder. Insight says perceive. Enlightenment says overcome.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“If you try to measure love's power, you will run out of measuring tape.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your soul is your paintbrush, your world is your canvass, your life is your masterpiece.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Falling in love is not the problem; hitting your head on the way down is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You have the world in your hands if you have the universe in your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“In knowledge there is strength, in understanding there is might, and in wisdom there is power.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
