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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“The world's most beautiful pearls are not found in oysters, but in sages hearts.”
“The world's most beautiful pearls are not found in oysters, but in enlightened hearts.”
“It is better to live in a hut with your friend than to live in a palace with your enemy.”
“It is easier to rise when you have friends than to fall when you have enemies.”
“The one that loves you is worth more than the thousands that merely admire you.”
“It is better to ignore your friends than to listen to your enemies.”
“It is better to praise your enemies than to curse your friends.”
“Don't build walls where you are supposed to build bridges.”
“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”
“The highest knowledge is still no match for the lowest wisdom.”
“One who looks around him is intelligent, one who looks within him is wise.”
“You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.”
“One note does not make a symphony; one artist does not make an orchestra.”
“The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.”
“It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.”
“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.”
“The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them.”
“A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.”
“It is unwise to chase your shadow, no matter how slow it is.”
“You can only pour into a cup when it is empty, and can only pour out of a jar when it is full.”
“A student is never too young to be wise, and a teacher is never too old to be foolish.”
“A master sees more than his students, even when his eyes are closed.”
“I would rather teach one child at home than lead ten thousand armies on the battlefield.”