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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.”

“The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.”

“The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.”

“Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.”

“You are what you think; you become what you believe; you turn out to be what you have always been.”

“You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.”

“Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.”

“To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.”

“Joy gives you strength. Hope gives you fortitude. Faith gives you courage. Love gives you power.”

“The body is an outstanding source of strength; the mind an incredible source of intelligence; the heart an uncommon source of might; and the soul a remarkable source of power.”

“Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.”

“If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.”

“Worry soils, even the purest mind. Envy poisons, even the purest heart. Greed sullies, even the purest soul.”

“Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.”

“Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.”

“The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion to one’s love.”

“Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.”

“In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.”

“When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born.”

“The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.”

“If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.”

“Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.”

“In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.”

“Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.”

“Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.”

“Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.”

“The storm is the optimist’s friend, but the pessimist’s nightmare.”

“Your mind is a reservoir of potential; your heart an ocean of strength; your soul a well of talents; and your body a vessel of power.”

“Be the calm in someone else’s storm.”

“If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.”

“In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.”

“A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.”

“Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.”

“When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.”

“A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt.”

“The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.”

“You have not conquered anyone significant until you conquer yourself.”

“A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.”

“The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.”

“Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and don’t weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.”

“In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.”

“Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with your genius.”

“Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.”

“Diamonds are valuable because they are uncommon; sand is worthless because it is common; be yourself and you will be a diamond.”

“You were born to dream. You were born to strive. You were born to conquer. You were born to rise.”

“Your mind is a gift. Your heart is a prize. Your soul is a blessing. Your life is a reward.”

“Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.”

“Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier.”

“The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.”