“It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A bee's sting is sweet if all you are thinking about is getting honey.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“I prefer male enemies to female ones; I can survive a dog’s bite better than a scorpion’s sting.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The world's most beautiful pearls are inside your heart. The universe's most beautiful diamonds are inside your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to separate these things: peace and happiness, hope and patience, courage and confidence, mercy and kindness, integrity and faithfulness,… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You see God with your heart, not your eyes. You hear God with your soul, not your ears. You understand God with… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is deeper than knowledge. Insight is deeper than intelligence. Revelation is deeper than instinct. Faith is deeper than courage. Joy is… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you are learned, you have one leg; intelligent, you have two legs; shrewd, you have three legs; wise, you have four… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To appreciate pleasure, someone had to experience pain; to appreciate joy, some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love, some had to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When your eyes are open, you see wisdom. When your ears are open, you hear wisdom. When your mind is open, you… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One scholar is worth more than a thousand students. One sage is worth more than a thousand scholars. One leader is worth… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Rest is good, but laziness is not. Labour is good, but slavery is not. Wine is good, but drunkenness is not. Food… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is easier to teach saints than to learn from sinners. It is easier to teach young students than to guide old… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence says think. Understanding says ponder. Insight says perceive. Enlightenment says overcome.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Love is the heart’s best tenant; it always pays its rent on time.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you try to measure love's power, you will run out of measuring tape.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Your soul is your paintbrush, your world is your canvass, your life is your masterpiece.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Truth sees the world as it is; hope sees the world as it could be.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Falling in love is not the problem; hitting your head on the way down is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You have the world in your hands if you have the universe in your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
