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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.”

“The soul is a great magician; transforming thoughts into reality, desires into actions, and life into experiences.”

“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”

“First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you.”

“At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.”

“You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.”

“Losing teaches you how to win; winning teaches you how not to lose.”

“Live each day as if it were your last; love each day as if you will live forever.”

“Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.”

“When love invades your life, it captures your heart, imprisons your mind, and frees your soul.”

“Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.”

“The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.”

“Lips may lie, but the heart always tells the truth.”

“If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.”

“Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.”

“Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them.”

“Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.”

“The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.”

“Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.”

“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”

“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.”

“When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.”

“It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.”

“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.”

“In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.”

“If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment.”

“If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.”

“When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.”

“As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.”

“The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.”

“To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.”