Wise Quotes Quotes

A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Gathering eggs is commonsense, waiting for them to hatch is wisdom.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You learn more from your tears than your smiles.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

One man's thorn is another man's rose.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are your greatest asset in the business of your life.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A vessel's beauty does not determine how much water it carries.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Sense will buy you more than dollars.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

What you seek for others you find for yourself.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't waste dollars counting cents.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Small truths have greater power than big lies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

One who cannot dance must not blame the song.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't judge a lion by its swimming abilities.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is in vain to wipe away tears in the rain.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo