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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“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 die for your virtues than to live for your vices.”
“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.”
“A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.”
“A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.”
“A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.”
“Learning from your weaknesses is better than showing off your strengths.”
“If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.”
“It is better to see through one eye than to hear through two ears.”
“Seeing in the dark takes greater strength than seeing in the light.”
“Ignorance is an ugly duckling, knowledge is a beautiful swan.”
“Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.”
“If there is a snake in the grass, you have to set the field on fire to draw it out.”
“Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.”
“It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.”
“One day under the sun is better than a thousand years under the moon.”
“Love is my mother. Joy is my sister. Knowledge is brother. Wisdom is my soulmate.”
“A good shepherd always feeds his sheep first, even when he himself is hungry.”
“A good shepherd feeds his sheep first, even when he himself is hungry.”
“Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.”
“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.”