Wisdom quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 6

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

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

“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

“Intelligence brings light to your mind, understanding brings light to your heart, and wisdom brings light to your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wealth is a small blessing, health is a great asset, happiness is an extraordinary treasure, and life is a remarkable reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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 foolish son has no advantage over a wise orphan.”

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo