Wise Sayings Quotes - Page 7

It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If the sun needed friends to shine, it would not rule the sky alone.

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Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.

Matshona Dhliwayo

An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.

Matshona Dhliwayo

We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.

Matshona Dhliwayo

One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If the sun shone for itself, it would be blinded by its own light; if a river flowed for itself, it would be drowned by its own weight.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The mind speaks, though it does not have lips.The heart moves, though it does not have feet.The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Only fools are born wise.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Be like water; soft as it is, it breaks through rocks and impenetrable surfaces.

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A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.

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It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is intelligence set on fire.

Matshona Dhliwayo

One bright star is better than a thousand dull moons.

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The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

An ugly jar full of water is worth more than an empty beautiful one in the desert.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If a fly lands on your food, do not use a hammer to remove it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A gardener tending to his flowers is as noble as a warrior battling his opponents.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is not how fast a tree grows, but how well. It is not how big a fruit is, but how sweet.

Matshona Dhliwayo

One who throws stones at others has less to use to build his own house.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you teach a wolf how to hunt, it will reward you by devouring you.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment.

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The elephant is the largest, but not the fiercest. The giraffe is the tallest, but not the strongest. The cheetah is the fastest, but not the wisest. The ant is the smallest, but not the gentlest.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you hide honey in the dark, bees will still find it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you can't climb a tree, shake it, and its fruit will fall.

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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, and a sage is a genius in life.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A wolf's thoughts are seldom far from its appetite.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The hen that lays the most eggs deserves the most food.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The earliest bird gets the worm only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If men could fit water into their pockets, the ocean would be empty.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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