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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.”

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

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

“The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm, the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.”

“Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.”

“The struggles of the past are the gateway to the blessings of the future.”

“No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.”

“Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.”

“A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.”

“A star doesn’t need words to tell the world what it does; it just shines.”

“Don’t resent the sky for its storms; esteem it for its rainbows.”

“A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.”

“If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.”

“It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.”

“A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.”

“A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.”

“Rest as if you’ll live forever; work as if you’ll die today.”

“You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.”

“If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.”

“Follow your dreams with all of your mind. Chase your dreams with all of your heart. Accomplish your dreams with all of your soul.”

“You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.”

“Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.” Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.”

“The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.”

“Dear fear, I’m divorcing you. Dear courage, I’m courting you. Dear hope, I’m pursuing you. Dear love, I’m marrying you.”

“The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul.”

“If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay positive in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay positive in impossible situations, you are great.”

“Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.”