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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.”

“When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.”

“Be noble like the sun; let even those who resent you for shinning benefit from your warmth.”

“When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.”

“If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.”

“Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.”

“When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.”

“Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.”

“Only what is below you tries to pull you down.”

“Don’t be afraid of criticism; the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.”

“To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself.”

“If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.”

“Don’t let past disappointments rob you of future happiness.”

“Storms are rainbow’s inside out.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.”

“The storm is the optimist’s friend, but the pessimist’s nightmare.”

“Your mind is a reservoir of potential; your heart an ocean of strength; your soul a well of talents; and your body a vessel of power.”

“Be the calm in someone else’s storm.”

“If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.”

“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.”