Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't wait for wisdom to come and rescue you, seek it daily.

Ancient wisdom is a present blessing.

Faith is receiving a blessing before you have seen it.Wisdom is taking care of the blessing once you have received it.

One secret to wisdom:think more, speak less.If you let your words be few, your troubles will not be many.

He who despises a poor man's wisdom has turned away great riches.

I would rather be average and wise than be extraordinary and imprudent.

Wisdom's slaves are better than folly's kings.

Acquaintances are numerous. Friends are few. Enemies many.

Folly plots a fool's death from the moment they become friends. Wisdom bestows blessings upon a wise man from the moment they wed.

Understanding is important for studying, knowledge is important for teaching, and wisdom is important for living.

Little things matter. Even a small tear wets the face.

Understanding is to knowledge what the flesh is to the body. Insight is to wisdom what life is to the soul.

It is wise to read some books, and wise to throw away some.

Knowledge is air to the wise.Wisdom is poison to a fool.

Folly, like its consequences, is dreadful.Wisdom, like its rewards, is great.

Knowledge comes naturally with studying, and with God's touch, instantly. Wisdom comes naturally with age, and with God's touch, immediately.

Wisdom is simple but profound.Folly, even when complex, is stupid.

One learns wisdom from sorrow, but pleasure is one of the fruits of wisdom.

So much can be done, even when little is said.So little can be done, even when much is spoken.

To know is to memorize.To understand is to utilize.The accumulation of knowledge is learnedness.The accumulation of wisdom is experience.

Strength accomplishes sizable things.Wisdom accomplishes incredible things.Faith accomplishes remarkable things.Love accomplishes unbelievable things.

Wisdom is more faithful than a woman, and knowledge is more faithful than a friend.Folly is more oppressive than a tyrant, and evil more overwhelming than fury.

A living fool is worth less than a dead hero.

A wise man's sorrow is better than a fool's happiness.