Wisdom quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 4

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

— 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

“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

“A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a man could outpace his shadow, he would still find it waiting for him at the finishing line.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart. Pride has a great spirit, but no…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“There is no gem like truth, no wealth like knowledge, no treasure like understanding, and no jewel like wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your mind is a reservoir of potential; your heart an ocean of strength; your soul a well of talents; and your body…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is not how fast a tree grows, but how well. It is not how big a fruit is, but how sweet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom fortifies your mind, courage bulletproofs your heart, and love strengthens your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A certificate in commonsense from life is better than a doctorate in philosophy from university.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An open heart has greater power than a clenched fist.”

— 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

“Light is a shepherd, the blind are its sheep.”

— 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

“Saints love their enemies; fools hate their friends.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a bird is caged, expect all its songs to be songs of freedom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is strength, but true wisdom is power.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The earliest bird gets the worm only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a bird has one wing it cannot fly, no matter how strong it is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We are like caterpillars, we die so we can be reborn in a higher state.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Divorce ignorance. Court truth. Entreat knowledge. Wed enlightenment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One twig lights a small fire; a thousand twigs light an immense inferno.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is a liar's enemy, but a saint's friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not need to boast of what the whole world already knows; its beauty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One fish in your net is better than a thousand in the ocean.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo