“The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.”
“No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.”
“Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.”
“A star doesn’t need words to tell the world what it does; it just shines.”
“Don’t resent the sky for its storms; esteem it for its rainbows.”
“If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.”
“The world is full of angels; if you can’t find one, be one.”
“A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.”
“When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.”
“Rest as if you’ll live forever; work as if you’ll die today.”
“You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.”
“You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.”
“Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.”
“The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.”
“Outer beauty you see with your eyes, but inner beauty you only see with your heart.”
“The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul.”
“Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.”
“If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.”
“If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.”
“A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness.”
“It is easier for stars to shine in darkness; that is why dark times come into your life.”
“If you have a dream no one else can see, a reward awaits you that no one else can have.”
“If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.”
“The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.”
“The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.”
“Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.”