Wise-quotations Quotes · Page 11

“It is better to love your enemies than to hate your friends.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We have five senses, but the wise have six.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When intelligence shuts a door, wisdom opens a window.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.”

— 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

“To everyone battling a difficulty or under attack right now, smile, keep your head up, keep moving and stay positive, you'll get…

— Germany Kent

“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

“Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from the Sun; on account of its warmth it doesn’t need to beg anyone to esteem it”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A thief who promises you the world is no better than a saint who denies you the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to have a thousand real enemies than a single false friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is an artist, wisdom is its masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never burn a bridge while you are still crossing it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never forget O Brave One, the best kind of existence is to exist for others.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“An ugly jar full of water is worth more than an empty beautiful one in the desert.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love in fools is better than hate in the wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The hen that lays the most eggs deserves the most food.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When ignorance opens the door, reason flies out the window.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No tree chooses which birds perch on its branches; they choose it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be pure, live a conscientious life, defend your dignity and be loving to others.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“If you threaten to set the sun on fire, it will laugh at you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“WHEN THE FOOL GETS ANGRY, THE WISE MAN STOPS BEING FOOL”

— P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“A short axe can still cut down tall trees.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom on its worst day is greater than ignorance on its best day.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A shrewd sinner has many advantages over a foolish saint.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The meek shall inherit the Earth, but the mighty shall inherit the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The world owes you nothing because the universe has already given you everything.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo