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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“Don't look for Mrs. Right if all your character demonstrates is you are Mr. Wrong.”

“If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.”

“The soul is a great magician; transforming thoughts into reality, desires into actions, and life into experiences.”

“You are the author of your own destiny; write yourself into history books.”

“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”

“At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.”

“You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.”

“One note does not make a symphony; one artist does not make an orchestra.”

“The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.”

“Losing teaches you how to win; winning teaches you how not to lose.”

“Live each day as if it were your last; love each day as if you will live forever.”

“Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.”

“Live for your dreams, not your memories.”

“The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them.”

“Count your summers, not your winters.”

“A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.”

“When love invades your life, it captures your heart, imprisons your mind, and frees your soul.”

“Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.”

“The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.”

“Lips may lie, but the heart always tells the truth.”

“If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.”

“Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.”

“Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them.”

“If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.”

“If we had a penny for each time God smiled at us, we would all be billionaires.”

“If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.”

“Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.”

“Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.”

“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”