Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

If you try to test a river’s depths with both feet, you will drown.

An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers.

One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine.

Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness.Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence.Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness.Marrying a virtuous person is a reflection of your uprightness.

The wise know much, but pretend to know little; the ignorant know little, but pretend to know much; and the foolish know nothing, but pretend to know all.

If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.

A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.

It is better to be accepted by the bright few than by the dull masses.

Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.

Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.

You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it.

If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.

To see a man’s true colors, tell him you’re saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman’s true colors, tell her you’re poor.

Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.

Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.

Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings.

If you dont take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.

Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.

A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise.