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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“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.”

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

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

“If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.”

“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.”

“God is not Christian. God is not Muslim. God is not Buddhist. God is love.”

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

“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.”

“The mind is its thoughts, the heart is its desires, and the soul is its experiences.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.”

“The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.”

“Lips may lie, but the heart always tells the truth.”