“A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” — 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
“It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence will teach you how to make a living; wisdom will teach you how to make a life.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
“One who is wise is rich, one who is virtuous is wealthy, one who is happy is affluent, and one who is… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“If a lion invites you to dinner, turn down the offer, no matter how hungry you are.” — 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
“The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.” — 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
“If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Learn from the Sun; on account of its warmth it doesn’t need to beg anyone to esteem it” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The earliest bird gets the worm only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose does not need to boast of what the whole world already knows; its beauty.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Joy gives you strength. Hope gives you fortitude. Faith gives you courage. Love gives you power.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“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
“To lose a thousand pebbles in the persuit of one diamond is gain.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you waste time watering a fruitless tree, fruitful ones may die of thirst.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.” — 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
