Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.

Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.

Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.

A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.

Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.

If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness.

Enough pain will keep you humble.Enough grief will keep you compassionate.Enough trouble will keep you strong.Enough hardship will keep you grateful.

Life is temporal.Time is fleeting.God is permanent.Eternity is enduring.

If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.

A flower does not diminish in beauty, no matter how many weeds envy it.

Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.

It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.

You are a product of your mind, a result of your thoughts, and a consequence of your actions.

Be wise enough to learn from the past, shrewd enough to capitalize on the present, and clever enough to prepare for the future.

Knowledge is the eldest daughter of wisdom.

Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.

Don't judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.

The lightest weight anyone can carry on life's journey is hope.

It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.

At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.

An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.

A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.

They know your face, but not your mind.They understand your words, but not your heart.They hear your name, but not your soul.They grasp your past, but not your future.

A kind stranger is better than an uncaring friend.