Wisdom quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 5

“It is better to be poor and wise than to be rich and foolish.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom heals, even when bitter. Ignorance harms, even when sweet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When fortune favors fools, it is to punish them for the sake of the wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We hate each other because we are ignorant, but love each other because we are wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The least among the enlightened is better than the greatest among the ignorant.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The simple crawl to truth. The average walk to knowledge. The prudent run to understanding. The intelligent sprint to brilliance. The enlightened…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who is wise is rich, one who is virtuous is wealthy, one who is happy is affluent, and one who is…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Fear tells you what can’t be done; courage tells you what can be done; wisdom tells you what must be done; and…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it; it creates beautiful waves instead.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom moves hills, faith moves mountains, love moves the world, and together they move the universe.”

— 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

“If you waste time watering a fruitless tree, fruitful ones may die of thirst.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To lose a thousand pebbles in the persuit of one diamond is gain.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The distance between God and time is eternity.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A pen in a scholar's pocket is greater than a sword in a warrior's hand.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

“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

“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

“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

“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