Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes - Page 2

Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.

Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.

A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.

It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.

Good deeds are ambassadors from Heaven.

Half a brain is better than none.

Treat marriage like a diamond necklace; if broken, fix it, but do not throw it away.

Only fools are born wise.

If you place two flowers in the same vase, they will not argue over who is more beautiful.

If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone.

Strength has the power to make you successful in years.Knowledge has the power to make you successful in months.Intelligence has the power to make you successful in weeks.Understanding has the power to make you successful in days.Wisdom has the power to make you successful in an instant.

You don't have to reach for greatness if it is already in you.

The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.

Light is all a flower longs for, even when surrounded with priceless jewels.

Honey does not lose its sweetness because it is made by bees that sting.

He who is deaf to wisdom is blind to good.

Light is a masterpiece, but is of little value if you are blind.

A wolf's thoughts are seldom far from its appetite.

You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish.

Love is the softest rose in the soul's garden.

Whether the glass is half empty or half full, you have the power to fill it up.

Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.

The past only dies so the future can live.

Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.

He who traps mice should not boast to he who hunts lions.

A ship will never sink if God is on it.

To realize your greatest strengths, you must first overcome your greatest weaknesses.

Love affords you these three things: smiles, hugs, and kisses. Joy affords you these three things: pleasure, laughter, and good memories.

Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them.

Don't ask for a girl's hand in marriage and forget to ask for her leg too.

Two hands cut down a few trees, but one matchstick clears a forest.

Help when you can. Give what you have. Do what you must. Be who you ought to be.

One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances.

If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.

A star is a rock that could no longer hide its beauty from the world.

Utilizing all of your mind is a step towards brilliance. Utilizing all of your heart is a step towards excellence.Utilizing all of your soul is a step towards nobleness. Utilizing all of your mind, heart, and soul is a step towards greatness.

Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.

Time is your acquaintance. Life is your friend. Death is your opponent. Eternity is your companion.

Let them judge you, but remain virtuous.Let them criticize you, but remain wise.Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let them hate you, but remain exceptional.

A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.

Losing one feather does not prevent a bird from flying.

A smile is the most affordable way of giving someone an expensive gift.

Success is yours if you are willing to pursue it to the ends of the earth.

Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.

When sheep grow blind, it is only wolves that rejoice.

To change your life, love yourself. To change your community, love others. To change the world, love everyone.

When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.

A foolish son has no advantage over an orphan.

Water wrestles great opponents,but has no hands,and tramples great rivals,but has no feet.It slips through our fingers,but can swallow entire towns.Wind also slips through our fingers,but can swallow entire cities.

The shrewd, like chameleons, embrace change by using it to their advantage.

A flower does not lose its beauty because it grew on concrete.

God cannot resist love for He cannot resist Himself.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Skill is the bridge between success and great success.

The world rewards you for what is in your mind, the universe rewards you for what is in your heart, and the Heavens reward you for what is in your soul.

Anything built on doubt is rocky.Anything built on fear is shaky.Anything built on hate is unsteady.Anything built on wisdom is trustworthy.Anything built on faith is sturdy.Anything built on love is mighty.

A bow is useless without an arrow.

Women are like shadows; when you chase them, they run from you; when you run from them, they chase you.

A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.

Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.