“A cunning adversary will teach you more than a brainless ally.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“Time has the world in its hands, eternity has the universe at its feet.”
“To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.”
“Good advice from the intelligent is better than bad advice from the wise.”
“Nature hides its secrets in wisdom; the universe hides its secrets in love.”
“A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.”
“Knowledge is the world's pearl, wisdom is the universe's diamond.”
“The most beautiful pearls are not found in oysters, but in enlightened souls.”
“A bee that makes honey is great, but a bee that makes other bees that make honey is extraordinary.”
“One twig lights a small fire; a thousand twigs light an immense inferno.”
“Truth is an honest saint; ignorance is a helpless scholar; knowledge is a kind sage.”
“A scholar's mind is tall. A saint's heart is wide. A sage's soul is deep.”
“One who learns from scholars is intelligent, but one who learns from fools is wise.”
“Scholars are the world's pearls, sages are the universe's diamonds.”
“Knowledge helps its enemies, but ignorance harms its friends.”
“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest wisdom.”
“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest intelligence.”
“The lowest sage is still greater than the highest scholar.”
“A small boat that sails the river is better than a large ship that sinks in the sea.”
“One who rules the jungle is greater than one who rules the forest.”
“Honey doesn’t lose its sweetness because it is made by bees that sting.”
“A student's wisdom is more valuable than a professor's knowledge.”
“There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.”