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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.”
“You can pollute a strength, but you cannot corrupt a weakness.”
“It is easier to rise from failure than to ascend from ignorance.”
“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.”