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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.”
“Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.”
“The life you wish you had will come by working like you never have.”
“If all you have is money, you are among the poorest people in the world.”
“Money promises more than it delivers; love delivers more than it promises.”
“The most valuable things in your life are always the things that money cannot buy.”
“You only become truly rich the day you possess something that money cannot buy.”
“Empty pockets taught me a million lessons; full pockets gave me a million temptations.”
“The more you try to hide the truth the more you expose it.”
“If you point to truth, all liars will see are your fingers.”
“A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.”
“A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.”
“A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.”
“If you shake a tree, fruit must fall, no matter how reluctant it is.”
“A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.”
“When you hold onto the past your hands are too busy to receive the future.”
“Not even God can change the past, but even an ant can change the future.”
“Let go of the past. Embrace the present. Reach for the future.”
“You are defined by your future more than by your past or present.”
“Don't hold onto the past, free your hands to reach for the future.”
“Surviving the past is evidence you can bear the present and conquer the future.”
“The past is inside your mind. The present is inside your heart. The future is inside your soul.”
“Don't waste time living in the past when the future has built a home for you.”
“Don't waste time living in the past, the future has built a home for you.”
“When your past tries to haunt you tell it you don’t believe in ghosts.”
“Never allow yourself to be defined by your past; ‘yesterday’ is just a word, not a dictionary.”
“Let go of the past, even if it offers you Heaven; embrace the future, even if it offers you Hell.”