Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes - Page 7

The shrewd marry for money, the scheming marry for status, the calculating marry for power, but the wise marry for love.

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

Thinking outside of the box keeps you from suffocating inside of one.

Greatness lies on the other side of fear.

Love's weaknesses are better than hate's strengths.

If you try to cultivate your talents in someone else’s shadow, they might wilt.

A pond with one fish is better than an ocean with none.

The quickest way to find honey is to follow bees.

Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.

Light does not have to beg darkness to shine.

If you sweep a woman off of her feet, make sure your character is strong enough to keep her in the air.

Love as much as you can, for as long as you can, and as best as you can.

The only race you are guaranteed to win is the one you run alone.

Joy doubles your faith, strength triples your might, and love quadruples your power.

A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth.

The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.

The strongest bond in the universe is when two souls unite to become one.

Your inner light is your brightest light.

You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of other people's opinions of you.

A wolf only attends a rabbit’s funeral to eat its young.

You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.

The most beautiful birds do not know how beautiful they are until they see their reflection in water.

I searched for love, and only found God; I searched for God, and only found love.

The sea, no matter how endless, depends on rivers.

Love in your mind can be felt by some, love in your heart can be felt by many, but love in your soul can be felt by all.

Strength accomplishes sizable things.Wisdom accomplishes incredible things.Faith accomplishes remarkable things.Love accomplishes unbelievable things.

Don’t judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.

Love gives you knees to crawl, feet to run, legs to sprint, and wings to soar.

No one can steal your happiness unless you give them the key to your heart’s safe.

A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.

Turkeys can run with eagles but cannot fly with them.

A pretty heart is more valuable than a pretty face.

The heavens shine on us, but God shines in us.

Wisdom is more faithful than a woman,and knowledge is more faithful than a friend.Folly is more oppressive than a tyrant,and evil more overwhelming than fury.

One who is lost cannot show others the way.

The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.

An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.

As water downs ships but upholds leaves,and as fires burn cities but refines gold,so do life's troubles propel the meek to greatnessand the proud to ruin.

A flower that grows in the shade of another blooms slowly.

He who is shallow cannot think deeply.

The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.

Trials are part of the adventure to greatness.

It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.

Morality cannot replace goodness.Knowledge cannot replace wisdom.Fame cannot replace honor.Pleasure cannot replace contentment.Passion cannot replace love.

Beauty catches your eye, joy seizes your heart, and love captures your soul.

You cannot walk on water or move mountains without faith.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

Two minds are smarter than one.Two hands are stronger than one.Two hearts are mightier than one.Two souls are greater than one.

Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, treasure God.

Joy is a loyal companion, love is a faithful friend, fear is a terrible adversary, and hatred is a merciless enemy.

If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be dissatisfied; to others, you will be disenchanted; but if you look to God, you will be fulfilled.

Look for something good in each person, even if for some people you have to look a little harder.

A pearl never loses its value, not even when covered with dirt.

Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart.Pride has a great spirit, but no soul.

Love does not wear out the heart, even if it weighs a thousand tons.

Have gracious thoughts of your neighbors,kind thoughts of your friends,loving thoughts of your family,and humble thoughts of yourself.

Risk little, earn little. Risk much, earn much. Risk all, earn all.

There are those who will hate you for the wrong reasons; you must be shrewd but innocent around them. There are those who will hate you for the right reasons, you must listen to them.Then there are those who will love you for the wrong reasons, you need them but never listen to them, and those who love you for the right reasons you must always keep near.

Money can't buy love, but it can buy a woman's attention.

Love is fierce like a lion; once it has entered the heart, it is in vain to resist.