Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes - Page 2

In serving the poor,one serves humanity.In serving mankind,one serves equity.In serving goodness,one serves God.In serving the Creator,one serves himself.
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A ruler who is loved is greater than a ruler who is feared.
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You cannot lead and follow a herd at the same time.
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There are those who will hate you for the wrong reasons; you must be shrewd but innocent around them. There are those who will hate you for the right reasons, you must listen to them.Then there are those who will love you for the wrong reasons, you need them but never listen to them, and those who love you for the right reasons you must always keep near.
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When you lead the wise, walk behind them.When you lead the virtuous, walk beside them.When you lead the imprudent, walk in front of them.
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The greatest leaders are the greatest servants.
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Do not hire those who are incapable.Do not fire those who are capable.A small, devoted army is greaterthan a large, indifferent one.
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If you despise your people,you will disregard them.If you hate your people,you will harm them.If you esteem your people,you will serve them.If you love your people,you will even die for them.
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Lead rationally.Lead responsibly.Lead resiliently.Lead reliably.
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What supporters say about their leadertells men a third about who he is.What supporters do for their leadertells men two thirds about who he is.What supporters give up for their leadertells men all of who he is.
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Lead competently.Lead productively.Lead skillfully.Lead excellently.
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Average leaders take you to the mountain.Superior leaders take you up the mountain.Excellent leaders take you to mountaintop.Transcendent leaders take you to the stars.
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Write the masterpiece that has not been written.Sing the masterpiece that has not been sung.Paint the masterpiece that has not been painted.Create the masterpiece that has not been created.
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When the sun rises it casts a shadow on what does not shine as bright as it.
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Behind our wise words lie rare jewels;behind our reckless ones, bombs.
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Don't ask for a girl's hand in marriage and forget to ask for her leg too.
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If God had a wife He would be in just as much trouble as any man.
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My mother-in-law belongs in Hell, but the devil is afraid she’ll end up taking over.
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Sages are soldiers on the war on ignorance.
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The greatest prison in the universe is an ignorant mind.
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The enlightened are superior to the learned.
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Saints are slaves of good works.Sages are slaves of wisdom.Conquerors are slaves of victory.
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A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner.
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The enlightened worry less than others,quarrel less than others,fight less than others,transgress less than others;care more than others,give more than others,and love more than others.
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Greater than a sage is the one who taught him; God is the teacher, and the wise are all His students.
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One deed from a sage achieves more than a thousand deeds from warriors.
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A sage benefits from his mistakes more than a fool benefits from his triumphs.
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If you want to punish a sage lock him in the same room with a fool.
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A fish is a genius in water.An eagle is a genius in air.A fox is a genius on land.A sage is a genius in life.
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A day with a sage will save you a thousand of study.
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One sage is worth more than a thousand warriors.
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Great sages began as great students.
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A pretty heart is more valuable than a pretty face.
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A year of contentment is worth more than ten of prosperity.
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You do not have to have the best of everything to make the best of everything.
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Create answers where there are questions.Create solutions where there are problems.Create advantages where there are obstacles.Create opportunities where there are roadblocks.
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An ounce of wisdom can prevent a pound of folly.
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It is not enough to read many books, you have to read the right ones.
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Books record knowledge,preserve wisdom,and disseminate information;nourishing minds, changing lives.
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A fool can read a thousand books and learn nothing.A wise person can read one and become great. Using books for decoration is what ordinary men do. Using books for knowledge is what intelligent people do.
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Books have more useful things to say than fools.
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A teacher instructs;a student absorbs.A book is a companion;a good one, a messiah.
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By lighting another’s candle you brighten your own.
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If you cheat on reason with emotion you will go bankrupt.
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A business is an army;you are the general,and your subordinates are your troops.Victory is achieving your goals.Great victory is surpassing your goals.
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There are two kinds of warriors:those on the battlefield,and those in the boardroom;both are out to win.But the age of King Alexander has gone,and the age of Bill Gates has come.
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He who is shallow cannot think deeply.
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Think innocently.Think intelligently.Think imaginatively.Think inventively.
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Think honestly.Think humbly.Think honorably.Think happily.
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You are what you think, not what others think of you.
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Think objectively.Think operationally.Think optimistically.Think outstandingly.
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Your private thoughts give birth to your public acts.
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A diamond is just another stone to one who is ignorant of its value.
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Men are like caterpillars; their potential to soar lies not on the outside, but within.
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Your greatest challenges bring out your greatest potential.
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A diamond does not lose its value because it is covered in mud.
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Your highest potential is in your highest love.
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He who unlocks his greatest potential will reap his greatest treasures.
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Beautiful gifts sometimes come adorned in ugly wrapping.
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If you are ungrateful for one blessing,you will not be grateful for two.If you are ungrateful for two blessings,you will not be grateful for three.If you are grateful for one blessing,you will be grateful for innumerable.
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