Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.

A flower does not bloom for itself, but for the world; do likewise.

Your feet may be small, but travel much. Your hands may be little, but conquer much. Your eyes may be tiny, but perceive much. Your ears may be modest, but heed much.

The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.

When bitter, say little; when angry, say nothing; when happy, say much; when joyful, say all.

If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be dissatisfied; to others, you will be disenchanted; but if you look to God, you will be fulfilled.

A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.

You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.

Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.

Talent is like a little seed; when nurtured, it will flourish.

Two minds are smarter than one.Two hands are stronger than one.Two hearts are mightier than one.Two souls are greater than one.

Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.

Skill gives you legs to jog, talent gives you legs to run, brilliance gives you legs to sprint, but genius gives you wings to fly.

A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.

Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.

If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness.

Enough pain will keep you humble.Enough grief will keep you compassionate.Enough trouble will keep you strong.Enough hardship will keep you grateful.

The soul is a great magician; transforming thoughts into reality, desires into actions, and life into experiences.

The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.

Life is temporal.Time is fleeting.God is permanent.Eternity is enduring.