Wisdom quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 14

“The beauty within you adds to the beauty around you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is a saint. Pride is a sinner. Curiosity is a scholar. Love is a sage.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A tree’s size is inconsequential if it bears no fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Lips may lie, but the heart always tells the truth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time crawls when you are bored; walks when you are occupied; runs when you are busy; but flies when you are having…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is a gift. Understanding is a prize. Wisdom is a blessing. Enlightenment is your reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to meet fish, you go in water, and if you want to meet birds, visit the sky.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who hunts rabbits cannot boast to one who hunts wolves.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you dance to your enemy's tune, his songs will poison your ears.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird doesn't need a professor to teach it how to fly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The shrewd have eyes on their backs, but the enlightened have ears on their souls.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you cast your bait after the fish have passed, you will only catch despair.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An eagle never loses sleep over a turkey's sentiments.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower always turns its face to light; be likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Paying the high cost of education is better than paying the high price of ignorance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Ignorance shuts the mind’s door tight; wisdom swings it wide open.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to win souls than to conquer nations.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most important person you can be kind to is yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A fish earns its greatest strength in tempestuous waters.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A calm ocean is never afraid of a raging river.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A strong mind is greater than a strong fist.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom at the bottom of a well sees further than intelligence at the rooftop.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence is short, virtue is narrow, understanding is wide, and wisdom is tall.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom knows the way, wisdom shows the way, wisdom goes the way, wisdom is the way.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo