Wise-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 3

“One who throws stones at others has less to use to build his own house.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence will take you to the mountaintop; wisdom will take you to the stars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Reality is a professor, all its lectures are truth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are poor if you are ignorant, fortunate if you are knowledgeable, privileged if you are intelligent, rich if you are wise,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.”

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

“Don’t waste days, for they become weeks. Don’t waste weeks, for they become months. Don’t waste months, for they become years; and…

— 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

“A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The more you love roses the more you must bear with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Inelligence is a tenant in the house of wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you are kind to yourself, you are clever. If you are kind to others, you are wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No matter how ugly a fruit is, worms will seek it out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is a servant, reality is its master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In beautiful gardens you still find ugly weeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Drop by drop even the widest ocean can be filled.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a lion invites you to dinner, turn down the offer, no matter how hungry you are.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A stone resists the wind, no matter how small it is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to suffer for knowledge than to pleasure in ignorance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Beatings from truth are better than kisses from lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't despise the drops, they become oceans.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo