“Knowledge can wait for its virtues, but ignorance cannot even wait for its vices.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“Knowledge in your mind is no match for wisdom in your soul.”
“Be flexible like trees; when the wind blows bend, but do not break.”
“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.”
“The narrow path to wisdom is better than the wide road to ignorance.”
“Wisdom on its worst day is greater than ignorance on its best day.”
“There are many behind bars who are free, and many free who are behind bars.”
“The flames of ignorance are hotter than the fires of hell.”
“Truth on its feet goes further than ignorance on its wings.”
“Ignorance is always a part of the problem, education is always a part of the solution.”
“One who pretends to be ignorant is better than one who pretends to be wise.”
“It is better to suffer for knowledge than to pleasure in ignorance.”
“We hate each other because we are ignorant, but love each other because we are wise.”
“Ignorance cannot give birth to knowledge, light cannot help but give birth to truth.”
“The silence of the intelligent is better than the speech of the ignorant.”
“Two things are infinite; a woman’s patience and her husband’s mistakes.”
“An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.”
“On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.”
“Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain.”
“Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.”
“The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.”
“If you want to dig a grave faster than anyone, use ignorance.”
“Ignorance shuts the mind’s door tight; wisdom swings it wide open.”
“Curiosity may have killed the cat, but ignorance will kill the fool.”
“A proverb from the wise is better than a thesis from a fool.”
“A foolish angel is still better than an intelligent devil.”