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Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Love sees more with its eyes closed than hate with its eyes open.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The heart is seldom wiser than the mind, but when it is, listen to it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Love that causes you pain is better than hate that brings you pleasure.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Dont pluck a roses petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A tree fears an axe even though its handle is made from it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Clear skies do not promise rain.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Dont burn your bridges until you build better ones.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, Im sorry.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Dont poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you push your luck too hard, fortunes muscles might tear.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Dont cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Watering a dead flower will not bring it back to life.

Matshona Dhliwayo