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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“A defeated warrior is still greater than a victorious coward.”
“It is better to be accepted by the bright few than by the dull masses.”
“You can't make them like you, but you can force them to respect you.”
“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.”
“The earliest bird gets the worm, only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.”
“A small idea with wings will take you higher than a big one with legs.”
“Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.”
“The tongue is a venomous serpent, which is why the wise cage it.”
“We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.”
“Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.”
“A wise person is able to save a city; a fool is able to destroy a nation.”
“Wise people heed the voice of reason; the wisest heed the voice of God.”
“Every wise person I meet I hope to be, for every fool I know is in agony.”
“A wise person makes use of one opportunity where as a fool misses a thousand.”
“Unveil a person’s thoughts, and you are shrewd. Unveil a person’s desires, and you are wise.”
“The foolish experience much, but learn little. The wise experience little, but learn much.”
“A wise person can never be truly poor; a foolish person can never be truly rich.”
“What the wise acquire easily fools only acquire miraculously.”
“A fool stumbles when he walks; the wise are not hampered even when they run.”
“Sages are divine springs; no matter how many draw from them, they never run empty.”
“A wise person has more power over his enemies than they have over themselves.”
“A wise person is on firm ground, a fool is on thin ice, and an evil person is already drowning.”
“Prayer is the world's most sophisticated telephone, you can dial God anywhere, anytime.”
“Wisdom from a student is greater than knowledge from a teacher.”
“Knowing yourself is the first step to knowing your universe.”
“It is easier to reap from a little wisdom than from a lot of knowledge.”
“If you cheat on wisdom with knowledge, you will go bankrupt.”
“What the world knows is less than what the universe understands.”
“The highest ignorance is no match for the lowest knowledge.”
“It is not the number of degrees that matters, it is the size of your thoughts.”
“It is not the number of degrees you have that matters, it is the quality of your thoughts.”
“It is easier to reap from a little wisdom than to reap from a lot of knowledge.”