Wise-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 4

“Truth is a liar's enemy, but a saint's friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

“You recognize your lower self when you look in a mirror, but only recognize your higher self when you look inside your…

— 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 cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest wisdom.”

— 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

“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

“A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is easier for the shrewd to conceal hate than for the wise to hide love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo