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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests.”

“Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.”

“Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. Release your vices. Embrace your higher self.”

“Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.”

“Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.”

“You are like a seed; your greater beauty lies not on the outside, but within.”

“Be like a rose; no matter how many thorns you encounter in life, bloom.”

“Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.”

“Raise your love so high that anger cannot reach it.”

“A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.”

“A bird that does not break out of its shell will die in its egg.”

“If a flower perseveres through concrete, you can persevere through anything.”

“A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell.”

“Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.”

“A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.”

“Don't run with the crowd; fly with the stars.”

“Don’t strive to be superior to others; strive to be better than you were yesterday.”

“In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.”

“Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.”

“Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.”

“You are an artist; your life is your masterpiece.”

“Love makes you the richest person in the world, no matter how poor you are.”

“If you have a house but no home, you are homeless; knowledge but no wisdom, you are imprudent; acquaintances but no friends, you are lonely; money but no happiness, you are poor; and life but no joy, you are lifeless.”

“If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.”

“Storms pass by on their way to get all the colors needed to paint your rainbow.”

“Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.”

“If you are going through hell, keep walking until you reach heaven.”

“When excellence becomes a habit, success becomes a lifestyle.”

“If you water your dreams with excellence, success will grow.”

“Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.”

“Don’t expect success to fall from the sky if it didn't evaporate from the sweat of your hands.”