Wisdom quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 11

“Drop by drop even the widest ocean can be filled.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An ounce of reality is greater than a pound of fantasy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In beautiful gardens you still find ugly weeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The narrow path to wisdom is better than the wide road to ignorance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Riches you hold in your hands are inferior to treasures you store in your heart.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to seek light than to give into darkness.”

— 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

“It is easier to live in a hut with yourself than to live in a mansion with your enemy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who loves honey does not have the privilege of hating bees. One who adores roses does not have the privilege of…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be an old soul than to be a young fool.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Where there are no thorns there are no roses.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Court knowledge, marry wisdom, divorce ignorance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is true strength. Understanding is true might. Wisdom is true power.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is true strength, understanding is true might, and wisdom is true power.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“True wisdom doesn't have an expiry date; it is timeless.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“There are many behind bars who are free, and many free who are behind bars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learning how to catch fish is intelligence; learning how to rear them is wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Birds alone can afford to perch on weak branches.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If there is a snake in the grass, you have to set the field on fire to draw it out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is easier to defy those you love than to listen to those you hate.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is a tenant in the house of nature.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An elephant will never go chasing after a fly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The quickest way to find honey is to follow bees.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Courage is a warrior, wisdom is a sage, virtue is a priest, and love is poet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Silence travels at a higher speed than sound.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't despise the drops, they become oceans.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“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