“Don’t expect success to fall from the sky if it didn't evaporate from the sweat of your hands.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“Because failure works double time, to get success, work triple time.”
“A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.”
“The higher you rise above your fears the higher you will rise above your peers.”
“A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.”
“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.”
“A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.”
“Life is temporal. Time is fleeting. God is permanent. Eternity is enduring.”
“You’re destined for greatness,” Life said. “But first, I’m going to make you cry.”
“If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.”
“As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.”
“Seeds, not doubting their potential, rise and become forests.”
“It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.”
“When turbulence hits your sails remind yourself it is an opportunity to get to the shore quicker.”
“Expand your mind. Nurture your heart. Develop your body. Cultivate your soul.”
“Don’t climb a mountain to look down on people below, but to get a clearer view of the stars above.”
“A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.”
“Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.”
“Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.”
“A lion is born knowing how to hunt, but has to learn how to hunt well.”
“When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.”
“Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure.”
“You don't have to be old to be wise, but you have to be wise to get old.”
“To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.”
“In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.”
“A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.”
“Life is the test, living is the challenge, eternity is the reward.”