Wise-quotations Quotes · Page 2

“There is no distance between these 8 things: intelligence and sanity, wisdom and stability, ignorance and stupidity, truth and honesty, time and…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.”

— 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

“Truth is invincible.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The taller a tree the deeper its roots.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who loves lives a thousand years in one day; one who hates only lives one day in a thousand years.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't judge a seed by its size, but by its fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is straight like a line. Virtue is firm like a wall. Wisdom is tall like a mountain. Love is wide like…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A small tree with strong roots will outlive a big tree with weak ones.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo