Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is a reliable companion.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is essential,everyone must acquire it.Folly is dangerous,everyone must run from it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When you strike the shepherd you strike the sheep.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Where there is wisdom there is life,and where there is evil there is death.Folly is your enemy and so are fools;wisdom is your friend and so are the wise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You don’t need a long beard to be a sage,you need to be teachable.You don’t need gray hair to be wise,you need to be sensible.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It's easier to conceal wisdom than folly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge gives you the upper hand,wisdom helps you use it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is the greatest speaker in history;nature, second.Folly is the worst speaker in history;fools, second.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The wolf pounces on the sheep when the shepherd strays.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t build a cabin near a termite colony.Don’t rear rabbits near wolves.Don’t attack a cub in front of its mother.Don’t stone a bird you want to catch.Don’t pick a flower before it blooms.Don’t pick fruit before it sweetens.Don’t count game you have not caught.Don’t hunt with a blunt spear.Don’t fish in poisoned waters.Don’t close your eyes near a predator.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Water wrestles great opponents,but has no hands,and tramples great rivals,but has no feet.It slips through our fingers,but can swallow entire towns.Wind also slips through our fingers,but can swallow entire cities.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A sharp stick is better than a blunt sword.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

He who is happy in his hut is better than he who is miserable in his palace.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A pond with one fish is better than an ocean with none.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A sage’s mind is greater than a warrior’s sword.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A diligent ant is more useful than a lazy cow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you light a fire, you cannot conceal the smoke.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Feeding a lion will not prevent it from feeding on you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A cup of wisdom is more valuable than an ocean of intelligence.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Fish rule the waters,but can be caught using worms.Birds rule the air,but can be caught using grain.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Wind has no home in the world,and therefore wanders everywhere.Light has no home in the universe,and therefore returns to God.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A good question is the shortcut to a good answer.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

In trees, monkeys rule;on land, lions rule;in the sky, eagles rule;in the waters, whales rule.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

One who is lost cannot show others the way.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The blind cannot see light,but can feel its warmth.The deaf cannot hear sound,but are aware of its power.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Raising donkeys in the midst of horses will not make them sprinters.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion does not take orders from sheep.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Speak well of the sun, but know that it can harm you;when enraged, it is pitiless. Speak well of the ocean, but know that it can injure you; when angry, it is merciless. Speak well of the wind, but know that it can wound you; when provoked, it is ruthless.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Bait, no matter how big, is useless if fish don’t want it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Do good.Spread love.Embrace all.Hurt none.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo