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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“When you are at your lowest God is getting ready to take you to your highest.”

“The first time you succeed it is chance; the second time it is luck; the third time it is skill; the fourth time it is talent; and the fifth time it is genius.”

“A small idea with wings will take you higher than a big one with legs.”

“Be flexible like trees; when the wind blows bend, but do not break.”

“Step up your game and success will step up to you.”

“A star earns the right to shine the day it is born.”

“An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.”

“On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.”

“Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain.”

“If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar.”

“If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.”

“It is easier to move mountains using God's hands.”

“You are a seed; that is why God plants you in adversity when He wants you to grow.”

“Compassion is a seed, empathy is the root, kindness is the stem, charity is the tree, and love is the fruit. Intelligence is a seed, understanding is the root, intuition is the stem, knowledge is the tree, and wisdom is the fruit. Skill is a seed, talent is the root, excellence is the stem, brilliance is the tree, and genius is the fruit.”

“You were born a giver, don't die a taker. You were born an earner, don't die a begger. You were born a sharer, don't die a hoader. You were born a lover, don't die a hater. You were born a builder, don't die a destroyer. You were born a creator, don't die an immitator. You were born a leader, don't die a follower. You were born a learner, don't die a teacher. You were born a doer, don't die a talker. You were born a dreamer, don't die a doubter. You were born a winner, don't die a loser. You were born an encourager, don't die a shamer. You were born a defender, don't die an aggressor. You were born a liberator, don't die an executioner. You were born a soldier, don't die a murderer. You were born an angel, don't die a monster. You were born a protecter, don't die an attacker. You were born an originator, don't die a repeater. You were born an achiever, don't die a quitter. You were born a victor, don't die a failure. You were born a conqueror, don't die a warrior. You were born a contender, don't die a joker. You were born a producer, don't die a user. You were born a motivator, don't die a discourager. You were born a master, don't die an amateur. You were born an intessessor, don't die an accusor. You were born an emancipator, don't die a backstabber. You were born a sympathizer, don't die a provoker. You were born a healer, don't die a killer. You were born a peacemaker, don't die an instigater. You were born a deliverer, don't die a collaborator. You were born a savior, don't die a plunderer. You were born a believer, don't die a sinner.”

“The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.”

“If adventurers were cowardly, no one would have crossed the nations; if sailors were fearful, no one would have crossed the oceans; if pilots were gutless, no one would have crossed the skies.”

“Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.”

“Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become.”

“Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.”

“Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.”

“The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.”

“A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.”

“A bird that does not break out of its shell will die in its egg.”

“Walking on water requires feet of faith.”

“If a flower perseveres through concrete, you can persevere through anything.”

“A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell.”

“Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.”

“Don't run with the crowd; fly with the stars.”