Wisdom quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 13

“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

“Truth is my strength. Joy is my power. Wisdom is my blessing. Life is my reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird will only perch on a branch it trusts.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When sheep grow blind, it is only wolves that rejoice.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge sets you free the moment it arrests you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A fish in your hand is worth more than two in the river.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A fox raised in a jungle is fiercer than a bear raised in a circus.”

— 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

“Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A thief who promises you the world is no better than a saint who denies you the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from the Sun; on account of its warmth it doesn’t need to beg anyone to esteem it”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you count your blessings, count life twice.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence opens the door to the universe; but only wisdom walks through.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be a lion for one day than a wolf for a lifetime.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An apple only falls far from its tree when carried away by divine winds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is easier for the shrewd to conceal hate than for the wise to hide love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence will help you build a company; wisdom will help you build an empire.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is easier to fight an army than to fight your conscience.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your friends tell me who you are, your enemies tell me who you are not.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is a flower's scent, not its size, that lures bees.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is an angel whose wingts are powered by reality.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“There is a seed inside of every tree and a tree inside of every seed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who tills his own land knows the value of each seed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Friendship with ignorance is enmity with light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A beautiful mind is greater than a deceitful soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A foolish son has no advantage over a wise orphan.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Eternity is an artist; time is its masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo