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Matshona Dhliwayo

"You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it."

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"You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it."

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"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."

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"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."

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"A healthy amount of fear and respect might be a good idea."

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"Because of ignorance and negligence we lost the most precious value-life."

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"To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything."

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"When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man."

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"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

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"Fish are small, but do not drown in the sea. Ships are big, but sink in the ocean."
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"Show me your talents and I'll show you your net worth."
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"Do not become more useful than God."
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"The greatest profit you make in business is not money, but happiness. The greatest riches you give in life are not possessions, but love. The greatest treasures you acquire in life are not jewels, but joy."
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"Looking for a wife is like fishing; before you go, make sure you don't have a hole in your net."
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"Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on."
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"You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future."
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"A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts."
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"The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths."
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"The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow."
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