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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.”

“A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.”

“The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.”

“The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.”

“In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.”

“Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with your genius.”

“Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.”

“Diamonds are valuable because they are uncommon; sand is worthless because it is common; be yourself and you will be a diamond.”

“You were born to dream. You were born to strive. You were born to conquer. You were born to rise.”

“Your mind is a gift. Your heart is a prize. Your soul is a blessing. Your life is a reward.”

“Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.”

“Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier.”

“The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.”

“The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm, the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.”

“Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.”

“The struggles of the past are the gateway to the blessings of the future.”

“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 bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.”

“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.”

“A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.”

“If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.”

“It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.”

“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.”

“If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.”

“You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.”

“If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.”

“Follow your dreams with all of your mind. Chase your dreams with all of your heart. Accomplish your dreams with all of your soul.”

“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.”

“Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.” Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.”

“Love hopes. Love helps. Love heals. Love hears.”

“The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.”

“A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.”

“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.”

“If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay positive in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay positive in impossible situations, you are great.”

“Be so warm that people mistake you for the sun; so bright that people mistake you for the stars; and so accommodating that people mistake you for the universe.”

“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.”

“Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark.”

“A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness.”

“You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped.”

“It is easier for stars to shine in darkness; that is why dark times come into your life.”

“When life’s journey is wearisome, put on hope’s shoes.”