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Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

Books have more useful things to say than fools.

A teacher instructs;a student absorbs.A book is a companion;a good one, a messiah.

An ounce of wisdom can prevent a pound of folly.

Create answers where there are questions.Create solutions where there are problems.Create advantages where there are obstacles.Create opportunities where there are roadblocks.

A year of contentment is worth more than ten of prosperity.

You do not have to have the best of everything to make the best of everything.

A pretty heart is more valuable than a pretty face.

Sages are soldiers on the war on ignorance.

The greatest prison in the universe is an ignorant mind.

The enlightened are superior to the learned.

Saints are slaves of good works.Sages are slaves of wisdom.Conquerors are slaves of victory.

A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner.

The enlightened worry less than others,quarrel less than others,fight less than others,transgress less than others;care more than others,give more than others,and love more than others.

Greater than a sage is the one who taught him; God is the teacher, and the wise are all His students.

One deed from a sage achieves more than a thousand deeds from warriors.

A sage benefits from his mistakes more than a fool benefits from his triumphs.

If you want to punish a sage lock him in the same room with a fool.

A fish is a genius in water.An eagle is a genius in air.A fox is a genius on land.A sage is a genius in life.

A day with a sage will save you a thousand of study.

One sage is worth more than a thousand warriors.