Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

Not all slaves are poor, and not all free men are rich.

It is easier to kill a million armed men than a single unarmed idea.

The spirit of excellence exorcises the demon of mediocrity.

There is no greater beast than envy, no greater thief than fear, no greater enemy than greed, no greater predator than wrath, and no greater poison than bitterness.

Work keeps us occupied. Faith keeps us fortified. Hope keeps us gratified. Love keeps us satisfied.

Wealth is a small blessing, health is a great asset, happiness is an extraordinary treasure, and life is a remarkable reward.

Your life is God's gift to you

The heart’s will is greater than the hand’s strength.

There is no better teacher than adversity

Adversity builds characterand character is who we are

Average people focus on the storm

Success is a blessing

Good leaders teach you how to swim to the shore

Your employees are your warriors

United a herd is an army

A sage's tongue is a little less than a prophet's

Prophets foretell the future

To build you need vision

Pills for sickness

Good books teach you about others

Guns arm for violence

Books are companions

Business is warfare

Do not grumble that bees sting

A book is a small library you can fit into your pocket.

You don’t have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow.

The ordinary think inside of the box, the extraordinary think outside of the box, but genius thinks inside, outside, below and above the box.

Alone a candle can only light a room, but in thousands they can even light a city.

Calm yourself and you calm your storm.

God is the world's oldest philosopher

The prettiest flower still had to struggle to surface.

The shrewd, like chameleons, embrace change by using it to their advantage.

If you try to hide a star behind a dark veil, it will still shine through it.

Storms come to teach trees and plants how to dance in the wind.

Empty pockets taught me a million lessons

Vengeance is primitive

One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine.

It is in the darkest hour that a star reveals its brightest light.

Life kept throwing me storms, but I kept finding rainbows.

It is in the stormiest skies that eagles find their true calling.

Birds do not attend music school, but compose timeless masterpieces.

Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.

Don't wound someone's eye trying to remove the twig from it.

If a ship is strong, the ocean's tides do not trouble it.

What you conquer in your youth is your trophy in adulthood.

A storm is never quiet because it is always calling out to the rainbow.

Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong.

Tomorrow belongs to those who learn today.

A book is a garden, only its flowers are ideas.

Pride destroys a man quicker than ignorance.