“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“The earliest bird gets the worm, only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.”
“A small idea with wings will take you higher than a big one with legs.”
“Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.”
“We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.”
“Sages are divine springs; no matter how many draw from them, they never run empty.”
“Wisdom from a student is greater than knowledge from a teacher.”
“It is easier to reap from a little wisdom than from a lot of knowledge.”
“If you cheat on wisdom with knowledge, you will go bankrupt.”
“What the world knows is less than what the universe understands.”
“The highest ignorance is no match for the lowest knowledge.”
“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.”
“There are many behind bars who are free, and many free who are behind bars.”
“The flames of ignorance are hotter than the fires of hell.”
“Truth on its feet goes further than ignorance on its wings.”
“Ignorance is always a part of the problem, education is always a part of the solution.”
“One who pretends to be ignorant is better than one who pretends to be wise.”
“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.”
“The silence of the intelligent is better than the speech of the ignorant.”
“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.”
“If you want to dig a grave faster than anyone, use ignorance.”
“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.”