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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“Blow by blow a giant is knocked down.”

“Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.”

“It is impossible to make your own luck without the ingredient of hard work.”

“Fortune hides behind action.”

“Make your own luck, and then share it with others.”

“A bird is born knowing how to fly, but has to learn to conquer the skies.”

“Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.”

“Courage lightens distress, hope alleviates grief, doubt aggravates affliction, fear worsens anguish, worry magnifies misery, and faith overthrows despair.”

“The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.”

“Great winds only challenge great trees.”

“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.”

“In a world full of game players, the only way to set yourself apart is to be a game changer.”

“Unleash the potential that is in another and you unleash the potential that is in you.”

“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.”

“First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you.”

“A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.”

“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 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.”

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

“The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.”

“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.”

“The road to success is paved with doubters and haters.”