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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“The sky does not despair when a star falls; it makes room for a new one.”

“To live, love; to love, live.”

“God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.”

“Look for something good in each person, even if for some people you have to look a little harder.”

“Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.”

“You don’t have to wait for a storm to pass to paint your own rainbow.”

“Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.”

“Love your friends with your eyes closed, but love your enemies with both eyes open.”

“If you don't build your dreams, regret will build your nightmares.”

“A flower can only grow through concrete if it believes in itself, not its obstacles.”

“Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.”

“Negative thoughts have dirty feet; don’t let even the least of them set foot in your mind.”

“Intelligence will take you to the mountaintop; wisdom will take you to the stars.”

“The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.”

“In storms look for rainbows; in sunshine prepare for storms.”

“A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.”

“Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark.”

“A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness.”

“A star does not need words to tell the world what it can do; it just shines.”

“Reach for the stars, not your fears.”

“Count your smiles, not your frowns.”

“Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.”

“Marry your future, court your present; divorce your past.”

“A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.”

“When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.”

“Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.”

“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.”

“If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.”

“It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.”

“The storm is an artist; the rainbow is its masterpiece.”

“The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.”

“The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.”

“If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.”

“Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.”

“The universe sees your beauty; now see the beauty in others.”

“You are as the sun; the world is your stage; even without an audience, shine.”

“If they ask you how rich you are, tell them to look inside your heart.”

“A star would lose its value if it tried to be something else; just be yourself.”

“One who loves lives a thousand years in one day; one who hates only lives one day in a thousand years.”

“The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.”

“Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.”

“Heat makes things expand; that is why life sometimes throws us into a fiery furnace.”

“Time crawls when you are bored; walks when you are occupied; runs when you are busy; but flies when you are having fun.”

“If you are too busy to love, you are too busy to live; if you are too busy to live, you are too busy to love.”

“The best couples share the load, divide the grief, and add to the peace, thereby multiplying joy.”

“What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.”

“It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.”

“When you are in love, your eyes see him only, your ears hear him only, your mouth speaks of him only, your mind thinks of him only, your heart desires him only, your soul lives for him only, and your entire universe is about him only.”

“If a woman stands behind you, respect her; if she stands beside you, cherish her; if she stands with you, adore her.”

“It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.”