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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes
“If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.”
“Seeds, not doubting their potential, rise and become forests.”
“Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble.”
“It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.”
“Turbulence breaks a tree’s branches, but only tickles an eagle’s wings.”
“Turbulence that blows you to greatness is better than calmness that stalls you in mediocrity.”
“When turbulence hits your sails remind yourself it is an opportunity to get to the shore quicker.”
“Thinking outside of the box keeps you from suffocating inside of one.”
“You don't climb mountains with your eyes, you climb them with your feet.”
“The depth of your valley determines the height of your mountaintop.”
“Don’t climb a mountain to look down on people below, but to get a clearer view of the stars above.”
“Before you conquer a mountain you have to conquer yourself.”
“A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.”
“Throw a warrior to the wolves and he’ll return a conqueror.”
“It is better to be a lion for one day than a wolf for a lifetime.”
“Strive to be more than number one—strive to be the greatest number one.”
“A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.”
“If you drop a gold coin in mud, it does not lose its value.”
“Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.”
“An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves.”
“A lion will never be afraid of sheep, no matter how many outnumber it.”
“A lion is born knowing how to hunt, but has to learn how to hunt well.”
“Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure.”
“Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light.”
“The more value you add to others the more value you add to yourself.”
“In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.”
“A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.”
“I can't swim," the student told his master. "Then learn to walk on water," the master replied.”
“Alone a star is powerless, but in large numbers they light up the universe.”