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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“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.”
“Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble.”
“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.”
“One who is mentored by lions becomes fiercer than one who is mentored by a wolves.”
“One who is mentored by lions is fiercer than one who is mentored by a wolves.”
“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.”
“An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves.”
“When bitter, say little; when angry, say nothing; when happy, say much; when joyful, say all.”
“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.”
“Life doesn't put a limit on how much you can learn, you do.”
“You don't have to be old to be wise, but you have to be wise to get old.”
“The dead cannot preach to the living, and the living cannot preach to the dead.”
“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.”