Never set fire to a bridge while you are still crossing it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want to double your happiness, pour it into someone else.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
No one benefits from an empty jar, fill yourself first before pouring out to others.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The storm is an artist, the rainbow is its masterpiece.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
I prefer male enemies to female ones, I can survive a dog’s bite better than a scorpion’s sting.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Say, you teach a five year old child a few verses from the Bible. And after memorizing them, he will become a part scholar in Christian theology. But that won’t make him realize what Jesus actually meant when he said 'love thy neighbor'.
~ Abhijit Naskar
There is too much negativity in the world. Do your best to make sure you aren't contributing to it.
~ Germany Kent
When Mother Nature speaks, even the Gods hold silence.
~ Abhijit Naskar
It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird does not fly because of the wind around it, but because of the strength within it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The sky’s dangers offer the eagle more opportunities than the nest’s comfort.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star on its worst day shines brighter than the moon on its best day.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A blunt arrow in the air has greater potential to strike than a sharp one in a quiver.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A river continues to flow despite losing a few drops at each turn.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Brave cubs become fierce lions.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your talent is a seed; cultivate it, and in no time, you will harvest success.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The sky does not despair when a star falls, it makes room for a new one.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo