“Freedom is peace. Ignorance is slavery. Enlightenment is a scholar's highest reward.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“It is better to be poor and free than to be rich and in bondage.”
“One who hunts rabbits cannot boast to one who hunts lions.”
“When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.”
“Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure.”
“You don't have to be old to be wise, but you have to be wise to get old.”
“An honorable adversary is better than a dishonorable ally.”
“A cunning adversary will teach you more than a brainless ally.”
“To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.”
“Good advice from the intelligent is better than bad advice from the wise.”
“Nature hides its secrets in wisdom; the universe hides its secrets in love.”
“A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.”
“Knowledge is the world's pearl, wisdom is the universe's diamond.”
“The most beautiful pearls are not found in oysters, but in enlightened souls.”
“A bee that makes honey is great, but a bee that makes other bees that make honey is extraordinary.”
“Truth is an honest saint; ignorance is a helpless scholar; knowledge is a kind sage.”
“A scholar's mind is tall. A saint's heart is wide. A sage's soul is deep.”
“One who learns from scholars is intelligent, but one who learns from fools is wise.”
“Scholars are the world's pearls, sages are the universe's diamonds.”
“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest wisdom.”