“It is better to be poor and wise than to be rich and foolish.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins.”
“A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth.”
“You can't make them like you, but you can force them to respect you.”
“The earliest bird gets the worm, only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.”
“We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.”
“Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.”
“Prayer is the world's most sophisticated telephone, you can dial God anywhere, anytime.”
“Wisdom from a student is greater than knowledge from a teacher.”
“Knowing yourself is the first step to knowing your universe.”
“It is easier to reap from a little wisdom than from a lot of knowledge.”
“What the world knows is less than what the universe understands.”
“The highest ignorance is no match for the lowest knowledge.”
“It is not the number of degrees that matters, it is the size of your thoughts.”
“It is not the number of degrees you have that matters, it is the quality of your thoughts.”
“It is easier to reap from a little wisdom than to reap from a lot of knowledge.”
“Knowledge can wait for its virtues, but ignorance cannot even wait for its vices.”
“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.”
“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.”
“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.”