“To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The sky won’t shed tears if stars refuse to shine; it will wait for the sun.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The mind speaks, though it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Truth is straight like a line. Virtue is firm like a wall. Wisdom is tall like a mountain. Love is wide like… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Time crawls when you are bored; walks when you are occupied; runs when you are busy; but flies when you are having… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Symphonies begin with one note; fires with one flame; gardens with one flower; and masterpieces with one stroke.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest intelligence.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The ocean does not lose its splendor because it lost a few drops.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Knowledge, teach. Wisdom, acquire. Understanding, share. Love, spread.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One who learns from his enemies is as wise as one who learns from his friends.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you want to meet fish, you go in water, and if you want to meet birds, visit the sky.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence says think. Understanding says ponder. Insight says perceive. Enlightenment says overcome.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“If you try to measure love's power, you will run out of measuring tape.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your soul is your paintbrush, your world is your canvass, your life is your masterpiece.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Falling in love is not the problem; hitting your head on the way down is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You have the world in your hands if you have the universe in your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“In knowledge there is strength, in understanding there is might, and in wisdom there is power.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
