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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

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

“A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.”

“Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.”

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

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

“A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.”

“If you have a house but no home, you are homeless; knowledge but no wisdom, you are imprudent; acquaintances but no friends, you are lonely; money but no happiness, you are poor; and life but no joy, you are lifeless.”

“If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.”

“Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.”

“It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.”

“Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.”

“A seed today is a forest tomorrow.”

“Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.”

“A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.”

“A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.”

“Love does these three things effectively: multiplies joy, divides trouble, subtracts grief, and adds peace.”

“If you want to be strong, exercise; if you want to be wise, study; if you want to be happy, smile; and if you want to be invincible, love.”

“It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.”