Wise-quotations Quotes · Page 2

“A strong wolf is better than a weak lion.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never fight your enemies on their terms.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A river is an ocean in a desert.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light is a slave, the sun is its master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is intelligence set on fire.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time is a queen, eternity is her king.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who hunts rabbits cannot boast to one who hunts wolves.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A tree’s size is inconsequential if it bears no fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower always turns its face to light; be likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The shrewd have eyes on their backs, but the enlightened have ears on their souls.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you dance to your enemy's tune, his songs will poison your ears.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If ignorance invites you to lunch, turn down the offer, no matter how famished you are.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“True wisdom is like an ocean; the deeper you go the greater the treasures you'll find.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose struggling in a desert is still braver than a flower flourishing in a rain forest.”

— 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

“A hunter is no greater than what he kills. A farmer is no greater than what he reaps. A fisherman is no…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When your eyes are open, you see wisdom. When your ears are open, you hear wisdom. When your mind is open, you…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you are learned, you have one leg; intelligent, you have two legs; shrewd, you have three legs; wise, you have four…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is deeper than knowledge. Insight is deeper than intelligence. Revelation is deeper than instinct. Faith is deeper than courage. Joy is…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Fish don't attend swimming school.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One drop cannot fill the ocean.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A mirror never reserves its judgment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A caterpillar is a butterfly inside out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A lily is a water's diamond.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Great fish do not drown in small rivers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird doesn't need a professor to teach it how to fly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you cast your bait after the fish have passed, you will only catch despair.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo