Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

Knowledge is air to the wise.Wisdom is poison to a fool.

Folly, like its consequences, is dreadful.Wisdom, like its rewards, is great.

Knowledge comes naturally with studying, and with God's touch, instantly. Wisdom comes naturally with age, and with God's touch, immediately.

Wisdom is simple but profound.Folly, even when complex, is stupid.

One learns wisdom from sorrow, but pleasure is one of the fruits of wisdom.

So much can be done, even when little is said.So little can be done, even when much is spoken.

To know is to memorize.To understand is to utilize.The accumulation of knowledge is learnedness.The accumulation of wisdom is experience.

Less fear, more courage.Less doubt, more faith.Less talking, more action.Less ignorance, more knowledge.

Strength accomplishes sizable things.Wisdom accomplishes incredible things.Faith accomplishes remarkable things.Love accomplishes unbelievable things.

Wisdom is more faithful than a woman, and knowledge is more faithful than a friend.Folly is more oppressive than a tyrant, and evil more overwhelming than fury.

A living fool is worth less than a dead hero.

A wise man's sorrow is better than a fool's happiness.

The upright are richer in deeds than the wealthy are in gold.

A wise man is closer to God than a fool will ever be to himself.

Wisdom is better than flattery, even if bitter in your ears.

Wisdom is a reliable companion.

Liars corrupt knowledge, and fools pervert wisdom, but the wise hallow both.Knowledge holds the truth.

What the wise see eyes closed is greater than what the ignorant see both eyes open.

It is better to lose friends than to lose your reputation, and better to lose riches than to lose your integrity.

When you strike the shepherd you strike the sheep.

Scholars love knowledge.Philosophers love wisdom.The most knowledgeable become professors.The most wise become sages.

It's easier to conceal wisdom than folly.

Wisdom is a teacher, God is its professor.The wise are His students, life is His rod, and eternal life is our reward.

To forsake wisdom is to seek folly, to seek folly is to seek evil, to seek evil is to be in the arms of the devil, and to be in the arms of the devil is be in the arms of death.

Light is formless, but pierces the eyes.Wisdom is formless, but pierces the mind.Faith is formless, but pierces the heart.Love is formless, but pierces the soul.

Water has no hands, but carries great ships.Air has no shoulders, but carries large planes.The Sun has no eyes, but finds its way around the universe.

Only when the lion is out of sight can you raise your fist at him.

Rain does not fall on one tree.

Only a fool lights a fire and tries to hide at the same time.

Nurture a tree today, and it will provide you shade tomorrow.

He who hunts deer must not boast to he who hunts buffalo.

You cannot cross large rivers without building bridges.

The sun that warms is also the sun that burns.

Water is not frightened of the ocean. Light is not frightened of the Sun.

Losing one feather does not prevent a bird from flying.

Two hands cut down a few trees, but one matchstick clears a forest.

A little drop each day eventually fills the sea.

Turn your frowns into smiles, your tears into laughter, your weaknesses into strengths, your setbacks into opportunities, and your failures into victories.

Without roots a tree, no matter how tall, cannot stand.

A rose does not cease to be a flower because it lost one petal.

It is possible to draw a straight line with a crooked pencil.

It is impossible for a man to outpace his shadow.

Have gracious thoughts of your neighbors, kind thoughts of your friends, loving thoughts of your family, and humble thoughts of yourself.

Coat your words with honey if you want to catch bees.

The best way to catch a bee is using its own honey.

No matter how much territory the wolf conquers the lion will still rule the jungle.

Gray hairs signify old age, not wisdom.Muscles signify strength, not health.Laughter signifies amusement, not joy.Weeping signifies pain, not weakness.Smiling signifies courteousness, not love.

What you were is yesterday.What you are is now.What you can be is tomorrow.What you decide to be is today.

Slaves of wisdom are masters of many.

When the tables are turned, whoever was full becomes hungry.