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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.”

“Fortune hides behind action.”

“Make your own luck, and then share it with others.”

“The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.”

“Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.”

“Our highest deeds come from helping the lowest people.”

“If all you have is money, you are among the poorest people in the world.”

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

“The most valuable things in your life are always the things that money cannot buy.”

“To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom.”

“Be calm when your wife yells at you, calmer when she chastens you, but be terrified when she ignores you.”

“A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.”

“A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.”

“The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.”

“Great winds only challenge great trees.”

“A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.”

“If you shake a tree, fruit must fall, no matter how reluctant it is.”

“A tree is only as good as the seed it is stems from.”

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

“A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.”

“They know your face, but not your mind. They understand your words, but not your heart. They hear your name, but not your soul. They grasp your past, but not your future.”

“Forgive those who hurt you yesterday. Reward those who help you today. Remember those who help you tomorrow.”

“Be wise enough to learn from the past, shrewd enough to capitalize on the present, and clever enough to prepare for the future.”

“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 I don’t weep the future, it has no mercy on you.”

“If the past could be changed, it would not exist. If the future could be stopped, it would not survive. If the present could be avoided, it would not prevail.”

“Let go of the past, even if it offers you Heaven; embrace the future, even if it offers you Hell.”