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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.”

“Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams.”

“The tallest trees sometimes grow from the smallest seeds.”

“Confuse them with your intelligence, baffle them with your excellence, bewilder them with your brilliance, and perplex them with your transcendence.”

“Breaking through the glass ceiling is only possible if you are stronger than glass.”

“When you are bad at what you do, people criticize you. When you are average at what you do, people criticize you. When you are good at what you do, people still criticize you. Therefore, don’t waste your life trying to please anyone. If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.”

“Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors.”

“Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish.”

“Skill follows the rules, talent breaks the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules.”

“Blow by blow a giant is knocked down.”

“Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success.”

“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.”