“It is not how fast a tree grows, but how well. It is not how big a fruit is, but how sweet.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.” — 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
“The sky won’t shed tears if stars refuse to shine; it will wait for the sun.” — 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 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
“Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment.” — 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 ocean does not lose its splendor because it lost a few drops.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest intelligence.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“True wisdom is like an ocean; the deeper you go the greater the treasures you'll find.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Don’t waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image