Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.

It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.

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.

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.

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 don't 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.

The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.

If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.

A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.

A small boat that sails the river is better than a large ship that sinks in the sea.

Flowers are prettiest where they are watered the most.

Taking a step in the dark is braver than taking a leap in light.

Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence.

If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.

A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

A book is a whole world that you can fit into your pocket.

An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble.

The pen is mightier than the sword as long as it doesn't run out of ink.

If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.

A bear does not change its nature because it shed its fur.

A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.

A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue.

If you want people to dance to your tune, sing beautiful songs.

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

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

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

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

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

Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.

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

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

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

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

Clear skies do not promise rain.

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

Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.