Wise-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 11

“A flower always turns its face to light; be likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Ignorance shuts the mind’s door tight; wisdom swings it wide open.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most important person you can be kind to is yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A calm ocean is never afraid of a raging river.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A strong mind is greater than a strong fist.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence is short, virtue is narrow, understanding is wide, and wisdom is tall.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you seek money, be wise; if you seek power, be strong; if you seek honor, be virtuous; if you seek happiness,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time crawls when you are bored; walks when you are occupied; runs when you are busy; but flies when you are having…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is a gift. Understanding is a prize. Wisdom is a blessing. Enlightenment is your reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to meet fish, you go in water, and if you want to meet birds, visit the sky.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom knows the way, wisdom shows the way, wisdom goes the way, wisdom is the way.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is the best fruit on the tree of intelligence.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird's beauty lies in its feathers, but its strength lies in its wings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What is high exersises authority over what is low.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I would rather own a little piece of Heaven than a large portion of Hell.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is an angel whose wings are powered by reality.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you teach a wolf how to hunt, it will reward you by devouring you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is safer to dance in the dark than to trip in the light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Symphonies begin with one note; fires with one flame; gardens with one flower; and masterpieces with one stroke.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose struggling in a desert is still braver than a flower flourishing in a rain forest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those…

— Matshona Dhliwayo