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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“We are all born stars, but some refuse to shine and others make it their life’s mission to glow.”

“If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night.”

“You are an original masterpiece; imitating someone else diminishes your value.”

“Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm.”

“Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.”

“If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.”

“You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.”

“Listen to your mind; it thinks. Hear your heart; it speaks. Hearken to your soul; it knows.”

“Ignorance hides in darkness; wisdom hides in light.”

“Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the galaxy.”

“It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.”

“The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it; it creates beautiful waves instead.”

“The most beautiful eyes haven’t been seen yet; the most beautiful tongue hasn’t been heard yet; the most beautiful hands haven’t been held yet; the most beautiful mind hasn’t been understood yet; the most beautiful heart hasn’t been felt yet; and the most beautiful life hasn’t been lived yet.”

“The mind is the key; the heart is the door; the soul is corridor; the universe is the destination.”

“It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.”

“A flower always turns its face to light; be likewise.”

“A flower always turns its face to light; do likewise.”

“The sun consumes even itself to give light to a dark world; do likewise.”

“You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.”

“The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.”

“The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.”

“Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.”

“You are what you think; you become what you believe; you turn out to be what you have always been.”

“You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.”

“Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.”

“To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.”

“Joy gives you strength. Hope gives you fortitude. Faith gives you courage. Love gives you power.”

“The body is an outstanding source of strength; the mind an incredible source of intelligence; the heart an uncommon source of might; and the soul a remarkable source of power.”

“Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.”

“If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.”

“Worry soils, even the purest mind. Envy poisons, even the purest heart. Greed sullies, even the purest soul.”

“Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.”

“Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.”

“The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion to one’s love.”

“Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.”

“In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.”

“When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born.”

“The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.”

“If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.”

“Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.”