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Famous Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

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

“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.”

“If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.”

“Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.”

“The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.”

“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.”

“A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.”

“Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.”

“If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.”

“Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.”

“Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others are sad.”

“When you count your blessings, count life twice.”

“An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.”

“If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.”

“The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.”

“You don’t have to remind a flower when its time to bloom is near; it has been preparing for it all of its life.”

“Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.”

“Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings.”

“The sky does not despair when a star falls; it makes room for a new one.”

“To live, love; to love, live.”

“Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.”

“A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise.”

“Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.”

“Intelligence will take you to the mountaintop; wisdom will take you to the stars.”

“The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.”

“In storms look for rainbows; in sunshine prepare for storms.”

“Marry your future, court your present; divorce your past.”

“A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.”

“Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.”

“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.”

“The storm is an artist; the rainbow is its masterpiece.”

“The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.”

“If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.”

“One who loves lives a thousand years in one day; one who hates only lives one day in a thousand years.”

“The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.”

“Time crawls when you are bored; walks when you are occupied; runs when you are busy; but flies when you are having fun.”

“Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it.”

“What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.”

“Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.”

“A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.”

“It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.”