Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes - Page 24

A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away.

Never fight for a girl; while pounding each other, someone is already making plans to whisk her away.

It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one.

The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.

An ounce of faith can overcome a ton of fear.

Knowledge makes you strong,understanding makes you formidable,wisdom makes you powerful,and love makes you invincible.

Wisdom is the greatest speaker in history;nature, second.Folly is the worst speaker in history;fools, second.

Learn from stars; when dark times try to dull your sparkle, shine.

Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.

Flawed genius is better than flawless talent.

Cowards drown in a pond. The extraordinary flourish in the middle of the ocean.

The wise know much, but pretend to know little; the ignorant know little, but pretend to know much; and the foolish know nothing, but pretend to know all.

Teach men how to fish, but also teach them how to preserve fish.

A good question is the shortcut to a good answer.

When failure knocks on your door, ignore it.When defeat bangs on your door, lock it.When success knocks on your door, answer it.When greatness knocks on your door, seize it.

You only need to steal a woman's heart if she won't give it to you willingly.

We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.

Raise your thoughts. Ennoble your desires. Better your actions. Elevate your life.

Fear makes a cub sound like a lion.Faith makes a lion sound like a cub.

Not all of us were meant to teach,but all of us were meant to learn.Not all of us were meant to lead,but all of us were meant to serve.Not all of us were meant to be rich,but all of us were meant to be charitable.Not all of us were meant to be famous,but all of us were meant to be upright.Not all of us were meant to be mighty,but all of us were meant to persevere.Not all of us were meant to be extraordinary,but all of us were meant to prevail.

Scars are your greatest medals in life.

Thoughts are powerful; before you were born, you were one.

A general is powerless without an army.An army is directionless without a general.To win battles a general and an army need each other.

Just because everyone is behaving like a clown, it doesn’t mean you have to join the circus.

Have the mind of a swam, the heart of a lion, the tongue of a serpent, the flair of a swam, and the soul of a dove.

Lust promises you the world, and disappoints. Love promises you the universe, and delivers.

Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and don’t weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.

The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.

A tree fears an axe even though its handle is made from it.

Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams.

If a ship is strong, the ocean's tides do not trouble it.

You don't scale a mountain with your mouth, but with your feet.

An acorn is an oak tree inside out.

The greatest gift you can open is your arms to someone in need.

The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.

An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength.

You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.

A calm ocean is safer than a raging river.

A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.

Love only knocks on your heart’s door when certain it has the right address.

True faith is when you see the harvest before you plant the seed.

You cannot truly know pleasure without pain.You cannot truly know strength without weakness.You cannot truly know joy without sorrow.You cannot truly know hope without despair.

It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons.

A kiss is the easiest thing to throw at someone because its weight is love.

The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins.

Present trials strengthen you for future blessings.

Some birds learn how to fly only after falling off of a cliff.

Knowledge offers you strength. Wisdom promises you influence. Understanding assures you wealth. Love guarantees you power.

The size of the seed does not determine the size of the tree.

True riches belong to those who shun false ones.

A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.

You can see a person without using your eyes,hear a person without using your ears,carry a person without using your hands,speak to a person without using your mouth,and move a person without using your feet.

Fish that boast in a pond should not boast in the ocean.

Success is the shyest creature,blushes when you court it,jilts you when you propose to it,reneges later and perhaps blushes again.

You will never reach the stars without courage to lose sight of the ground.

A garden is never beautiful by accident.

If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar.

The saddest day in the woods is when birds run out of happy songs to sing.

Lust makes you weak, passion makes you strong, love makes you brave, and heartache makes you wise.