Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

Read when you can.Teach when you ought.Learn when you must.Apply when you should.

A toothless wolf is less dangerous than a fanged insect.

You cannot till this year’s land using last year’s sun.

A lion is only dangerous if it has teeth.

Clenched fists are not open to receive blessings.

A cowardly warrior is like a toothless lion.

It is at the edge of intelligence that wisdom awaits.

A strong ant is better than a weak lion.

You cannot catch a whale and a fish with the same bait.

A clean pond is more useful than a dirty ocean.

You have the world at your feet if you have wisdom in your mind.You have the world in your hands if you have joy in your heart.You have the world in your bosom if you have love in your soul.

A spider is slow, but its web catches the fastest flies.

You cannot lose if you have learned one new lesson.You cannot lose if you have helped one new person.You cannot lose if you have overcome one new obstacle.

You learn more from your tears than your smiles.

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

Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.

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

If you push your luck too hard, fortune's muscles might tear.

Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.

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

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

Follow your heart only if it has your mind's feet.

When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep.

Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.

If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.

A thorn is a rose's friend but a gardener’s enemy.

You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.

Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it.

An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile.

Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.

The most beautiful birds do not know how beautiful they are until they see their reflection in water.

Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.

A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea.

Paying the high cost of education is better than paying the high price of ignorance.

A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.

Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.

You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.

Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy.

Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony.

Never cut down a tree whose shade you might need tomorrow.

Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.

Love is the most beautiful flower in the garden of life.

A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.

Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.

Small truths have greater power than big lies.

Seek to be the smartest in a room, not the loudest.

Because the sun helps you in the day, do not scoff at stars at night.

One who cannot dance must not blame the song.

The smartest fish are still in the sea.

What you seek for others you find for yourself.