Life-lessons-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 11

“You were born to shine; don’t ever let anyone steal your light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to carry mercy in your hands than bitterness in your heart.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One twig lights a small fire; a thousand twigs light an immense inferno.”

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“The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left the most happy memories.”

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“It is possible to continue turning the other cheek when one has stopped counting.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stop hating people for what they have; start working for what you desire.”

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“When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.”

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“Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be…

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“Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, treasure God.”

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“There is no greater beast than envy, no greater thief than fear, no greater enemy than greed, no greater predator than wrath,…

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“Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.”

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“A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.”

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“Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your…

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“When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.”

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“There is no limit to what your mind can achieve, what your heart can accomplish, and what your soul can realize.”

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“Think outside of the box. Work outside of the box. Dream outside of the box. Succeed outside of the box.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No one can steal your happiness unless you give them the key to your heart’s safe.”

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“Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.”

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“When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.”

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“Don’t strive to be superior to others; strive to be better than you were yesterday.”

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“The greatest gift you can open on any day is your two eyes.”

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“Laugh all you can, listen all you should, and love all you must.”

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“It is not the man with a million hands that you should fear, but the man with three eyes.”

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“If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.”

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“Individually, you are a warrior. Together, we are an army.”

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“Life is a thorough university; pain and hardship are its distinguished professors.”

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“A bird is born knowing how to fly, but has to learn to conquer the skies.”

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“Opportunity doesn’t need to knock on your door if it’s always open.”

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“Time is your acquaintance. Life is your friend. Death is your opponent. Eternity is your companion.”

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“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.”

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“Passion gives you what you want, lust gives you what you desire, but only love gives you what you need.”

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“A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.”

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“The storm is the optimist’s friend, but the pessimist’s nightmare.”

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“Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty.”

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“A rose does not diminish in beauty because it has thorns.”

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“Bad mind, bad life. Good mind, good life. Excellent mind, excellent life.”

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“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.”

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“If the most valuable thing you have are memories, you have led a rich life.”

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