Wise-sayings-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

“A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What you seek finds you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge is the eldest daughter of wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who loves roses cannot avoid its thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A river is an ocean in a desert.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be like water; soft as it is, it breaks through rocks and impenetrable surfaces.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sun consumes even itself to give light to a dark world; do likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others…

— 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

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

— 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

“If the sun shone for itself, it would be blinded by its own light; if a river flowed for itself, it would…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be wise enough to learn from the past, shrewd enough to capitalize on the present, and clever enough to prepare for the…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

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

— 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

“It is easier to teach saints than to learn from sinners. It is easier to teach young students than to guide old…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One scholar is worth more than a thousand students. One sage is worth more than a thousand scholars. One leader is worth…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Rest is good, but laziness is not. Labour is good, but slavery is not. Wine is good, but drunkenness is not. Food…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who cannot swim must not blame the water.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only fools are born wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't kill time, enslave it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A calm ocean is never afraid of a raging river.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo