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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“It is easier to reap from a little wisdom than to reap from a lot of knowledge.”
“Knowledge in your mind is no match for wisdom in your soul.”
“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.”
“The narrow path to wisdom is better than the wide road to ignorance.”
“Wisdom on its worst day is greater than ignorance on its best day.”
“Truth on its feet goes further than ignorance on its wings.”
“It is better to suffer for knowledge than to pleasure in ignorance.”
“We hate each other because we are ignorant, but love each other because we are wise.”
“Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.”
“The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.”
“Ignorance shuts the mind’s door tight; wisdom swings it wide open.”
“A proverb from the wise is better than a thesis from a fool.”
“A foolish angel is still better than an intelligent devil.”
“It is easier to train stubborn children than obstinate adults.”
“If you erase all of your bad memories, you erase all of your wisdom.”
“When I was young, my father taught me a slave had only one duty: TO BURN DOWN THE PLANTATION.”
“You are a seed; that is why God plants you in adversity when He wants you to grow.”
“If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests.”
“It is better to be hated for your virtues than to be loved for your vices.”
“An intelligent slave is better than a foolish slave master.”
“A prince before his enemies is still greater than a slave before his friends.”
“Be like water; soft as it is, it breaks through rocks and impenetrable surfaces.”
“A river does not go looking for water; water comes looking for it instead.”
“Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.”
“You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.”