Top 500 Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes (2024 Update)
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451. “Money can always be gained; lost time can never be recovered.”

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452. “A rose does not diminish in beauty because it has thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

453. “Love is blind, but lust has many eyes.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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455. “A sage’s mind is mightier than a warrior’s hands.”

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456. “Throwing dirt on a seed only increases its value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

457. “A warm winter is better than a cold summer.”

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458. “Knowledge is silver, but true wisdom is gold.”

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459. “You don’t excel by conforming to society, you excel by conforming to your higher self.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

460. “If love was a crime, God would encourage us all to go to prison.”

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461. “Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

462. “The soul’s smile is better than the heart’s grin.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

463. “It is better to pray for what you want than to merely wish for what you need.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

464. “If there are many thorns in your life, it is because you are a rose.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

465. “If money could buy happiness, the rich would not drown their sorrows in expensive wine.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

466. “The world is full of beauty; you are the greatest proof of this.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

467. “When surrounded by darkness your only duty is to shine.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

468. “Never let temporary darkness rob you of permanent light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

469. “Raise your love, drop your fear.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

470. “A heart full of joy is better than a hand full of coins.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

471. “A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

472. “Light is a masterpiece, but is of little value if you are blind.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

473. “You find what you seek, and only seek what you have not found.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

474. “If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

475. “If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

476. “Courage sees a seed, hope sees a tree, and faith sees a forest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

477. “If you cast your bait after the fish have passed, you will only catch despair.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

479. “A tree is a seed that refused to die inside its shell.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

480. “When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

481. “You live for those you carry in your heart, but would only die for those you carry in your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

482. “When your chips are down remember they are in God’s hands.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

483. “The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

484. “Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

485. “Intelligent silence is better than ignorant speech.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

486. “When the devil offers you a rose, its petals are laced with poison.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

487. “Meaningful pain is better than meaningless pleasure.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

488. “Help from a stranger is better than sympathy from a relative.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

489. “The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

490. “Alone a star is powerless, but in large numbers they light up the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

491. “One who only sees beauty in others has inconceivable beauty in himself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

492. “The most irrelevant thing in your life is the opinion of your haters.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

493. “Both pupil and teacher never outgrow learning.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

494. “The storm is the optimist’s friend, but the pessimist’s nightmare.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

495. “The best company you can keep in the midst of trouble are positive thoughts.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

496. “Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

497. “The prettiest lotus blooms in the ugliest waters.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

498. “Where truth rises ignorance falls.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

499. “If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

500. “Darkness will always be a servant of light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo