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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“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.”

“Don't look for Mrs. Right if all your character demonstrates is you are Mr. Wrong.”

“If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.”

“The soul is a great magician; transforming thoughts into reality, desires into actions, and life into experiences.”

“You are the author of your own destiny; write yourself into history books.”

“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”

“At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.”

“You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.”

“One note does not make a symphony; one artist does not make an orchestra.”