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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“Knowledge is true riches. Ignorance is true poverty. Wisdom is true wealth.”
“One who acquires wealth is intelligent, one who shares his wealth is wise.”
“It is easier for a lion to rule a jungle than for sheep to rule a forest.”
“A tree doesn't choose which birds will nest on its branches.”
“When a tree falls, it is only seeds that don't worry about their fate.”
“If you judge a tree by its height alone, you will miss out on its beauty.”
“No matter how tall or wide a tree is, it started off a seed.”
“The tree that bears the most fruit gets the most attention.”
“It is at the top of a tree where you find the sweetest fruits.”
“The taller a tree the taller the wind that comes against it.”
“There is a seed inside of every tree and a tree inside of every seed.”
“A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.”
“If you waste time watering a fruitless tree, fruitful ones may die of thirst.”
“If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.”
“It is not how fast a tree grows, but how well. It is not how big a fruit is, but how sweet.”
“A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.”
“If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.”
“It is not the size of a tree that matters, but the size of its fruit.”
“If you shake a tree, fruit must fall, no matter how reluctant it is.”
“A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.”
“A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.”
“No tree chooses which birds perch on its branches; they choose it.”
“The heart is seldom wiser than the mind, but when it is, listen to it.”
“The past only rules over the present when you give it a crown.”