“If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.”
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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“Seeds you plant today determine the harvest you reap tomorrow.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Let go of the past. Embrace the present. Reach for the future.”
“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.”
“Lies spread quicker than truth because they have longer legs.”
“If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.”
“The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.”
“If you try to cultivate your talents in someone else’s shadow, they might wilt.”
“Good things come to those who wait, but great things come to those who endure.”
“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.”
“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.”
“When love invades your life, it captures your heart, imprisons your mind, and frees your soul.”
“If size really mattered, the whale, not the shark, would rule the waters.”
“The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.”