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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.”

“It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.”

“The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.”

“Symphonies begin with one note; fires with one flame; gardens with one flower; and masterpieces with one stroke.”

“Talent silences your competition; genius deafens them.”

“Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.”

“While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.”

“You are God's chisel; it is you He uses to create masterpieces.”

“Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world.”

“Stars are born out of dark moments.”

“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.”

“Think outside of the box. Work outside of the box. Dream outside of the box. Succeed outside of the box. The ordinary think inside of the box, the extraordinary think outside of the box, but genius thinks inside, outside, below and above the box.”

“Competence makes the rules, intelligence follows the rules, excellence bends the rules, and brilliance breaks the rules. Skill follows the rules, talent replaces the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules.”

“Let them judge you, but remain virtuous. Let them criticize you, but remain wise. Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let them hate you, but remain exceptional. They know your face, but not your mind. They understand your words, but not your heart. They hear your name, but not your soul. They grasp your past, but not your future.”