Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.

Beautiful beginnings are often born from ugly endings.

You only become truly rich the day you possess something that money cannot buy.

The lightest weight anyone can carry on life’s journey is hope.

It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.

Dream like a child. Reason like an elder. Play like a youth. Work like an adult.

If you think too much, you will worry too much; if you worry too much, you will fear too much; if you fear too much, you will dread too much; and if you dread too much, you will suffer too much.

If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.

Seeds you plant today determine the harvest you reap tomorrow.

Practicing what you preach is the world’s most eloquent sermon.

Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.

Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from all, and you are wise.

In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.

Time is your acquaintance. Life is your friend. Death is your opponent. Eternity is your companion.

Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life, when you empower others.

A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.

You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great.

At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.

Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.