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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons to laugh, and love gives you billion reasons to rejoice.”

“Learn from seeds; they don’t die when you throw dirt at them; they grow.”

“Respect your haters; they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.”

“Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.”

“A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.”

“When you look up and don’t see the stars, the universe may have cleared the sky for you to replace them.”

“Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.”

“If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.”

“The blind can see love, the deaf can hear love, the mute can express love, and the disabled can carry love.”

“A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away.”

“If a woman laughs when you hurt her, you ought to cry, for you have lost her; if she cries, you may laugh, for you have a worthy soulmate.”

“There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.”

“The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others.”

“Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.”

“See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does.”

“The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.”

“Do good for yourself, and you will earn much. Do good for others, and you will earn more. Do good for all, and you will earn the most. If people depend on you for nothing, their loyalty will be nill. If people depend on you for small things, their loyalty will be small. If people depend on you for big things, their loyalty will be big.”

“The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left the most happy memories.”

“The first time you succeed it is chance; the second time it is luck; the third time it is skill; the fourth time it is talent; and the fifth time it is genius.”

“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.”

“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.”

“Ignorance shuts the mind’s door tight; wisdom swings it wide open.”

“A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.”

“When you have higher thoughts, rid yourself of anything that threatens to lower them.”

“Help when you can. Give what you have. Do what you must. Be who you ought to be.”

“If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar.”

“If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.”

“Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.”

“If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests.”

“Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.”

“Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. Release your vices. Embrace your higher self.”

“Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.”

“A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.”

“Don't run with the crowd; fly with the stars.”

“Don’t strive to be superior to others; strive to be better than you were yesterday.”

“In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.”

“Love makes you the richest person in the world, no matter how poor you are.”

“If you have a house but no home, you are homeless; knowledge but no wisdom, you are imprudent; acquaintances but no friends, you are lonely; money but no happiness, you are poor; and life but no joy, you are lifeless.”

“A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.”