Wisdom quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 4

“A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I would rather help the weak than conquer the strong.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The more you love roses the more you must bear with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Inelligence is a tenant in the house of wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never underestimate the power of these three weapons: wisdom faith and love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.”

— 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

“The ignorant benefit from none; the intelligent benefit from some; the wise benefit from many; and the enlightened benefit from all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be cautious in good times. Be cheerful in bad times. Be busy in boring times. Be calm in hectic times. Be prudent…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence will teach you how to make a living; wisdom will teach you how to make a life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Counting your chickens before they hatch is only wise if God has told you how many will survive.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird must have faith in its wings if it is to fly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A tree’s nature does not change because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to ignore your friends than to listen to your enemies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No matter how ugly a fruit is, worms will seek it out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is a servant, reality is its master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In beautiful gardens you still find ugly weeds.”

— 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

“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

“A sage is a library whose bookshelves are in his soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Anyone can build walls, but only the wise can build bridges.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a lion invites you to dinner, turn down the offer, no matter how hungry you are.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A stone resists the wind, no matter how small it is.”

— 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 despise the drops, they become oceans.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth, teach. Knowledge, acquire. Experience, share. Wisdom, spread.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo