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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“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.”
“A tree can only rise really high after sinking its roots down really low.”
“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.”
“When you hold onto the past your hands are too busy to receive the future.”
“Not even God can change the past, but even an ant can change the future.”
“Let go of the past. Embrace the present. Reach for the future.”
“The past is in your bosom. The present is in your lap. The future is in your hands.”
“Infinity rules over the past, eternity rules over the future.”
“The past only rules over the present when you give it a crown.”
“If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.”
“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.”
“One that adores you is worth more than the thousands that merely admire you.”