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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

“At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.”

“You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.”

“One note does not make a symphony; one artist does not make an orchestra.”

“The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.”

“Live each day as if it were your last; love each day as if you will live forever.”

“Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.”

“The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them.”

“A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.”

“Lips may lie, but the heart always tells the truth.”

“If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.”

“If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.”

“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.”

“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.”

“Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.”

“In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.”

“An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile.”