“Learning how to catch fish is intelligence; learning how to rear them is wisdom.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul.”
“One disciplined warrior is worth more than a thousand unruly ones.”
“It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.”
“Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.”
“A fox with sharp teeth is more dangerous than a bear with blunt paws.”
“If gold was as plentiful as sand, it would not be as valuable.”
“One pearl of wisdom is worth more than ten nuggets of gold.”
“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.”
“Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”
“A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.”
“If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.”
“A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.”
“If you push your luck too hard, fortune's muscles might tear.”
“The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.”
“Knowing your strengths is intelligence; knowing your weakness is wisdom.”
“It is impossible for a thief to steal from an empty house.”
“If all you have is money, you are among the poorest people in the world.”