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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“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.”
“Not even God can change the past, but even an ant can change the future.”
“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.”
“One who learns to swim is strong, one who learns to walk on water is wise.”
“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 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.”
“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”
“The highest knowledge is still no match for the lowest wisdom.”
“One who looks around him is intelligent, one who looks within him is wise.”
“You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.”
“One note does not make a symphony; one artist does not make an orchestra.”
“The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.”
“It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.”
“Live each day as if it were your last; love each day as if you will live forever.”
“Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.”
“The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them.”
“A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.”