Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

Think innocently.Think intelligently.Think imaginatively.Think inventively.

Think honestly.Think humbly.Think honorably.Think happily.

You are what you think, not what others think of you.

Think objectively.Think operationally.Think optimistically.Think outstandingly.

Your private thoughts give birth to your public acts.

If you cheat on reason with emotion you will go bankrupt.

By lighting another’s candle you brighten your own.

It is not enough to read many books, you have to read the right ones.

Books have more useful things to say than fools.

An ounce of wisdom can prevent a pound of folly.

Create answers where there are questions.Create solutions where there are problems.Create advantages where there are obstacles.Create opportunities where there are roadblocks.

A year of contentment is worth more than ten of prosperity.

You do not have to have the best of everything to make the best of everything.

A pretty heart is more valuable than a pretty face.

Sages are soldiers on the war on ignorance.

The greatest prison in the universe is an ignorant mind.

The enlightened are superior to the learned.

Saints are slaves of good works.Sages are slaves of wisdom.Conquerors are slaves of victory.

A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner.

One deed from a sage achieves more than a thousand deeds from warriors.

A sage benefits from his mistakes more than a fool benefits from his triumphs.

If you want to punish a sage lock him in the same room with a fool.

A fish is a genius in water.An eagle is a genius in air.A fox is a genius on land.A sage is a genius in life.

A day with a sage will save you a thousand of study.

One sage is worth more than a thousand warriors.

Great sages began as great students.

My mother-in-law belongs in Hell, but the devil is afraid she’ll end up taking over.

Don't ask for a girl's hand in marriage and forget to ask for her leg too.

If God had a wife He would be in just as much trouble as any man.

When the sun rises it casts a shadow on what does not shine as bright as it.

Write the masterpiece that has not been written.Sing the masterpiece that has not been sung.Paint the masterpiece that has not been painted.Create the masterpiece that has not been created.

Do not hire those who are incapable.Do not fire those who are capable.A small, devoted army is greaterthan a large, indifferent one.

If you despise your people, you will disregard them.If you hate your people, you will harm them.If you esteem your people, you will serve them.If you love your people, you will even die for them.

Lead rationally.Lead responsibly.Lead resiliently.Lead reliably.

Lead competently.Lead productively.Lead skillfully.Lead excellently.

Average leaders take you to the mountain.Superior leaders take you up the mountain.Excellent leaders take you to mountaintop.Transcendent leaders take you to the stars.

Guide humbly.Guide happily.Guide hopefully.Guide honorably.

Guide impactfully.Guide impressively.Guide intuitively.Guide incredibly.

Guide valiantly.Guide venerably.Guide valiantly.Guide virtuously.

Suspense consumes your opponents, whereas mystery intrigues your followers.

A general is powerless without an army.An army is directionless without a general.To win battles a general and an army need each other.

Leading fools is like leading no one.Following a fool is like following no one.The wise make the best leaders and followers.

You cannot lead those who do not want to follow.

In serving the poor, one serves humanity.In serving mankind, one serves equity.In serving goodness, one serves God.In serving the Creator, one serves himself.

A ruler who is loved is greater than a ruler who is feared.

You cannot lead and follow a herd at the same time.

When you lead the wise, walk behind them.When you lead the virtuous, walk beside them.When you lead the imprudent, walk in front of them.

The greatest leaders are the greatest servants.

Following the herd reduces you to a cow.

The shepherd's fortune is in his sheep.