You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The tallest trees sometimes grow from the smallest seeds.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree is only as good as the seed it is stems from.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you shake a tree, fruit must fall, no matter how reluctant it is.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Great winds only challenge great trees.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The miracle of a single tree in the middle of nowhere originates from its own power, its own belief in itself!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan