Wise-quotations Quotes · Page 9

“The further you venture down a river the bigger the fish.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who wishes to cross the ocean first builds a ship.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only dead fish allow the sea to carry them to and fro.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is silver, but true wisdom is gold.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A wise student is greater than an intelligent teacher.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you are ignorant, you are poor; knowledgeable, you are fortunate; intelligent, you are privileged; brilliant, you are rich; and wise, you…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.”

— 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

“A fish is a genius in water, an eagle is a genius in air, a fox is a genius on land, and…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I would rather teach one child at home than lead ten thousand armies on the battlefield.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One bright star is better than a thousand dull moons.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

In narrow and gloomy streets, keep your spirit high!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“A wolf's thoughts are seldom far from its appetite.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The tree that bears the most fruit gets the most attention.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You don't have to be old to be wise, but you have to be wise to get old.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The beauty within you adds to the beauty around you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ocean does not lose its splendor because it lost a few drops.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge holds the scepter, wisdom wears the crown.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A shadow will always be a servant of light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The greatest students become the greatest teachers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Eternity is a master, time is its disciple.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The prettiest flowers earn their honor in the ugliest dirt.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Riches you hold in your hands are inferior to treasures you harbor in your heart.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo