“ Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from all, and you are wise. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Love your friends with your eyes closed, but love your enemies with both eyes open. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build. Matshona Dhliwayo
