“Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To appreciate pleasure, someone had to experience pain; to appreciate joy, some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love, some had to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Don’t let anger control you. Don’t let hate enslave you. Don’t let negativity overcome you. Don’t let bitterness conquer you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Money is true strength. Titles are true might. Respect is true power. Knowledge takes you far. Intelligence takes you further. Wisdom takes… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule… — 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
“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
“Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence will take you to the mountaintop; wisdom will take you to the stars.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If a fly lands on your food, do not use a hammer to remove it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A gardener tending to his flowers is as noble as a warrior battling his opponents.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Gathering eggs is commonsense; waiting for them to hatch is wisdom.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If there is a snake in the grass, you have to set the field on fire to draw it out.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Counting your chickens before they hatch is only wise if God has told you how many will survive.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it; it creates beautiful waves instead.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence tells you where to look; wisdom tells you what to see.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth.” — 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
“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
“Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Wisdom from a stranger is better than ignorance from a friend.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Knowledge, teach. Wisdom, acquire. Understanding, share. Love, spread.” — 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
