Wise-quotations Quotes · Page 12

“Intelligence sees things as they are; wisdom sees things as they should be.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you can't climb a tree, shake it, and its fruit will fall.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Guard your reputation. Develop your character. Defend your honour. Preserve your legacy. The more wise things you say, the wiser you appear.…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Teaching you how to grow a garden is better than giving you a thousand roses.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't build bridges you don't intend to cross.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your friends tell me who you are, your enemies tell me who you are not.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most beautiful pearls are not found in oysters, but in enlightened souls.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom sees farther than intelligence, even when its eyes are closed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your mind is a reservoir of potential; your heart an ocean of strength; your soul a well of talents; and your body…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Build roads never seen before. Build bridges never existed before. Build a society never lived before. It is all in your hands…

— Abhijit Naskar

“To appreciate pleasure, someone had to experience pain; to appreciate joy, some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love, some had to…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is impossible to separate these things: peace and happiness, hope and patience, courage and confidence, mercy and kindness, integrity and faithfulness,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A cautious student is better than a careless teacher.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A fish in your hand is worth more than two in the river.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When dealing with the dishonest, be shrewd. When dealing with the crafty, be cunning. When dealing with the wise, be prudent. When…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A thorn is a rose's friend but a gardener’s enemy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo