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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“If you try to sell honey to bees, they will laugh at you. If you try to sell perfume to flowers, they will chuckle at you. If you try to sell fruit to trees, they will jeer at you. If you try to sell rain to clouds, they will scoff at you. If you try to sell fear to wolves, they will howl at you. If you try to sell terror to lions, they will roar at you.”

“A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.”

“Your father you esteem. Your mother you pamper. Your relatives you regard. Your friends you value. Your neighbors you respect. Your enemies you pardon.”

“Pleasure awakens the body, wisdom awakens the mind, joy awakens the heart, and love awakens the soul.”

“It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.”

“Embrace all. Help some. Trust few. Harm none.”

“The mind speaks, though it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.”

“A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice.”

“When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.”