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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.”

“Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.”

“If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish.”

“Life is temporal. Time is fleeting. God is permanent. Eternity is enduring.”

“You’re destined for greatness,” Life said. “But first, I’m going to make you cry.”

“If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone.”

“At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow.”

“Enough pain will keep you humble. Enough grief will keep you compassionate. Enough trouble will keep you strong. Enough hardship will keep you grateful.”

“A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.”

“If you want to be strong, exercise; if you want to be wise, study; if you want to be happy, smile; and if you want to be invincible, love.”

“To see truth, you sometimes have to open your spiritual eyes. To hear truth, you sometimes have to open your spiritual ears. To understand truth, you sometimes have to open your spiritual mind. To embrace truth, you sometimes have to open your spiritual heart. To live truth, you always have to open your soul.”

“It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.”

“Expand your mind. Nurture your heart. Develop your body. Cultivate your soul.”

“If you try to sell honey to bees, they will laugh at you. If you try to sell perfume to flowers, they will chuckle at you. If you try to sell fruit to trees, they will jeer at you. If you try to sell rain to clouds, they will scoff at you. If you try to sell fear to wolves, they will howl at you. If you try to sell terror to lions, they will roar at you.”