Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

A rough diamond is still worth more than a polished pebble.

The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.

The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some, the intelligent learn from many, but the enlightened learn from all.

Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.

Words let you know what is in someone's mind, deeds let you know what is in someone's heart, and character lets you know what is in someone's soul.

If your present thoughts do not lift you higher than your previous ones, rid yourself of them.

True riches belong to those who shun false ones.

Don't waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.

Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends.

If you have never walked a mile in someone's shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.

Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.

When you put on your thinking cap make sure it's clean.

Just because everyone is behaving like a clown, it doesn't mean you have to join the circus.

An inch of light can conquer a mile of darkness.

It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree's greatest strength lies.

There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.

If you want to double your happiness, pour it into someone else.

When your past tries to haunt you tell it you don't believe in ghosts.

When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.

The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others.

A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.

You don't choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.