"Dear ignorance, I'm disowning you.
Dear knowledge, I'm wooing you.
Dear understanding, I'm seeking you.
Dear wisdom, I'm wedding you.
...
"When I am around old people,
they think I am too foolish.
When I am around young people,
they think I am too intelligent.
...
"I resist racists, not intergrationists.
I resist seditionists, not abolitionists.
I resist propagandists, not journalists.
I resist extortionists, not opportunists.
...
"Tonight, I salute not the sun.
Tonight, I salute not the stars.
Tonight, I laud a hero.
Tonight, I extol a legend.
...
"Hail to the sun.
Hail to the stars.
Hail to the cosmos.
Hail to light!
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"God opens the door, light walks in.
Light opens the door, love walks in.
Love opens the door, the universe walks in.
The universe opens the door, life walks in.
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"Wisdom is my religion.
Books are my priest.
Libraries are my temple.
Enlightenment is my heaven.
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"When I had no gym,
The Divine One gave me rocks.
When I had no health,
The Divine One gave me herbs.
...
"When there is no peace in Heaven
there is no peace in the universe,
when there is no peace in the universe
there is no peace in the cosmos,
...
"Look into my mind,
and you will see my individuality.
Look into my heart,
and you will see my personality.
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"When the mind is free,
the heart is free.
When the heart is free,
the soul is free.
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"If you hate the poor,
do not ask The Divine One for wealth.
If you hate the despised,
do not ask The Divine One for honor.
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"The natural eyes see much,
but the spiritual eyes see more.
The natural ears hear much,
but the spiritual ears hear more.
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"Before I see your race,
I see your beauty.
Before I see your gender,
I see your identity.
...
"I can imagine a world without books,
but I can't imagine a world without education.
I can imagine a world without degrees,
but I can't imagine a world without talent.
...
"When I see my wife's eyes, I see beauty.
When I see my wife's lips, I see charm.
When I see my wife's nose, I see elegance.
When I see my wife's face, I see dignity.
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"Light gave birth to the existence.
Existence gave birth to reality.
Reality gave birth to eternity.
Eternity gave birth to time.
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"Nature is a thought.
Nature is a desire.
Nature is an expression.
Nature is an experience.
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"Knowledge is a student, truth is its master;
you are no higher than what you know.
Perception is a student, understanding is its master;
you are no higher than what you grasp.
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Matshona Dhliwayo is a Canadian based Philosopher, Entrepreneur, and author of books such as The Art of Winning, Dinner with King Solomon and Lalibela's Wise Man. He has been featured in prestigious magazines such as Entrepreneur, Inc., and is a regular contributor for The African Leadership Magazine, The CEO Magazine, Health Magazine, The African Union, and other internationally renowned magazines.)
Dear Future
"Dear ignorance, I'm disowning you.
Dear knowledge, I'm wooing you.
Dear understanding, I'm seeking you.
Dear wisdom, I'm wedding you.
Dear fear, I'm divorcing you.
Dear courage, I'm courting you.
Dear hope, I'm pursuing you.
Dear love, I'm marrying you.
Dear past, I survived you.
Dear present, I'm ready for you.
Dear future, I'm longing for you.
Dear destiny, I'm coming for you."
― Matshona Dhliwayo
If you wear a mask for too long, there will come a time when you can not remove it without removing your face. ~Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't let the noise of mediocre people drown out the symphonies of your genius. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
A star does not compete with other stars around it; it just shines. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower earns its honor in the dirt. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
If you know who you are, no one can convince you to be who you are not. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Knowledge is silver, but true wisdom is gold. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Dream like a child. Reason like an elder. Play like a youth. Work like an adult. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
A slave is one who sells his soul to save his life. A master is one who gives his life to save his soul. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't let others define you or they might pick the worst word in the dictionary. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
The world owes you nothing because the universe has already given you everything. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
The distance between two souls is love. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
You are not one in a million, you are one in 7.7 billion. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
No distance can truly separate you from yourself. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Truth does not die because you buried it. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Light has nowhere to hide in the dark. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
The world has one body, the universe has one soul. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Ignorance reveals our humanity, love announces our divinity. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
You are no richer than what you carry in your mind, no stronger than what you hold in your heart, and no purer than what you harbor in your soul. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Truth is the world's best friend; fear is the world's worst enemy. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Love on its worst day conquers hate on its best day. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Truth is awake, even when its eyes are shut. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
The more you love roses the more you must bear with thorns. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
If stars needed the sky's permission to shine, the universe would be a very dark place. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't waste days, for they become weeks. Don't waste weeks, for they become months. Don't waste months, for they become years; and don't waste years, for they become a lifetime. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Seeing what is wrong in the world makes you intelligent, seeing what is wrong in yourself makes you wise. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't try to be different, and don't try to be like everyone else: just be yourself. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Never dim your light because others are too afraid to come out of the dark. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
You may be in the same boat as others, but you have the power to sail in a different direction. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
No matter how many times you cut down a resilient tree, it will keep growing. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
The heart is a classroom. The soul is a teacher. The mind is a student. Life is the exam. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Generosity is inverted prosperity. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Be a star in someone's dark sky. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
The universe is all around you, but its greater dimensions are within you. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Be true to yourself. Be true to others. Be true to everyone. Be false to none. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
It is only during a storm that a tree knows how strong it is. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
A scholar's pen is more valuable than a warrior's sword.
You are not distinguished by what you have, but by what you give. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
You can dance through any storm if thunder is music to your ears. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
If you need money to be rich, you will always be poor. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
When you run to that which is not rightfully yours, it flees from you, but when you flee from that which is legitimately yours, it pursues you. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
When life hands you dirt plant seeds. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
A star that helps another shine doesn't have to work twice as hard to light up the sky. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
A star that helps another shine doesn't have to work twice as hard to light up the sky.
A star that helps another shine doesn't have to work twice as hard to light up the sky.
A seed neither fears light nor darkness, but uses both to grow. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
Darkness will always be a servant of light. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
I have searched and am unablele to find any printed book by Matrona Dhliwayo, does anyone know why that is?