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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“Give of yourself to others and others will give of themselves to you.”

“Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.”

“Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is to your empowerment.”

“The world’s most lethal venom is not found on the tongues of serpents, but on the tongues of a disgruntled wife.”

“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.”

“If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.”

“Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

“Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.”

“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.”

“If you accept your misery then your misery will accept you. If you accept your poverty then your poverty will accept you. If you accept your adversity then your adversity will accept you. If you accept your reality then your reality will accept you. If you accept your authority then your authority will accept you. If you accept your energy then your energy will energy you. If you accept your liberty then your liberty will accept you. If you accept your mastery then your mastery will accept you. If you accept your beauty then your beauty will accept you. If you accept your humanity then your humnanity will accept you. If you accept your divinity then your divinity will accept you. If you accept your destiny then your destiny will accept you.”

“Think, but don’t fret. Ponder, but don’t worry. Contemplate, but don’t fuss. Decide, but don’t agonize. Speak, but don’t babble. Emphasize, but don’t exaggerate. Debate, but don’t argue. Confront, but don’t offend. Challenge, but don’t provoke. Praise, but don’t flatter. Respect, but don’t cower. Defy, but don’t threaten. Oppose, but don’t antagonize. Contradict, but don’t alienate. Bow, but don’t yield. Humor, but don’t insult. Honor, but don’t idolize. Revere, but don’t worship. Pamper, but don’t spoil. Assist, but don’t indulge. Discipline, but don’t harm. Chastise, but don’t bruise. Adapt, but don’t settle. Nurture, but don’t coddle. Cherish, but don’t pander. Admire, but don’t fawn. Love, but don’t deify. Extol, but don’t adore.”

“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.”