“It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“I prefer male enemies to female ones; I can survive a dog’s bite better than a scorpion’s sting.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you want to be strong, exercise; if you want to be wise, study; if you want to be happy, smile; and… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty,… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart. Pride has a great spirit, but no… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Your mind is a reservoir of potential; your heart an ocean of strength; your soul a well of talents; and your body… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One scholar is worth more than a thousand students. One sage is worth more than a thousand scholars. One leader is worth… — 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
