“Lies quit when they are tired; truth quits when it has won.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.”
“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”
“If you try to cultivate your talents in someone else’s shadow, they might wilt.”
“You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.”
“If the heart had a brain kind people would rule the world.”
“It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.”
“Losing teaches you how to win; winning teaches you how not to lose.”
“Live each day as if it were your last; love each day as if you will live forever.”
“Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.”
“When love invades your life, it captures your heart, imprisons your mind, and frees your soul.”
“Truth is so beautiful that its shadow could win a beauty contest.”
“It is unwise to chase your shadow, no matter how slow it is.”
“If size really mattered, the whale, not the shark, would rule the waters.”
“The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.”
“An intelligent man only argues with his wife when she has lost her voice.”
“Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.”
“Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them.”
“The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.”
“Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.”
“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”
“The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.”
“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.”
“It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.”
“The most irrelevant thing in your life is the opinion of your haters.”
“You can drop out of school but you cannot drop out of life.”
“If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment.”
“False friends can be bought, but true friendship is priceless.”
“When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.”
“Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.”
“When blowing out someone’s candle you risk blowing out your own.”
“The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.”