Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

One who cannot dance must not blame the song.

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

Don't judge a lion by its swimming abilities.

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

Anger slowly.Forgive quickly.Trust cautiously.Love easily.

A spider is slow, but its web catches the fastest flies.

You have the world at your feet if you have wisdom in your mind.You have the world in your hands if you have joy in your heart.You have the world in your bosom if you have love in your soul.

A clean pond is more useful than a dirty ocean.

You cannot catch a whale and a fish with the same bait.

A strong ant is better than a weak lion.

It is at the edge of intelligence that wisdom awaits.

A cowardly warrior is like a toothless lion.

A lion is only dangerous if it has teeth.

You cannot till this year's land using last year's sun.

A toothless wolf is less dangerous than a fanged insect.

Read when you can.Teach when you ought.Learn when you must.Apply when you should.

Knowledge makes you strong, understanding makes you formidable, wisdom makes you powerful, and love makes you invincible.

Don't speak thoughtlessly.Don't worry unnecessarily.Don't work half-heartedly.Don't spend recklessly.Don't give begrudgingly.Don't act self-centeredly.Don't live short-sightedly.

The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars.

He who walks with the wise goes farther than he who runs with fools.

What is in great demand, but scarce, is expensive, but even when wisdom is not in demand it is priceless.

Action is king, but wisdom is queen.

Greed is the seed of corruptionas much as virtue is the seed of justice.Wisdom is the seed of successas much as vice is the seed of destruction.

If you debate the wise, no matter how poor, they will hearken to wisdom.If you debate the foolish, no matter how rich, they will mock wisdom.