“Your first teacher is your mother; the second is people; the third is life; and the fourth is God.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If people haven't walked a mile in your shoes, don't listen to them if they mock the sores on your feet.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you want to be knowledgeable, study. If you want to be wise, live.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“I prefer male enemies to female ones; I can survive a dog’s bite better than a scorpion’s sting.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Stars don’t beg the world for attention; their beauty forces us to look up.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“I am generous because I've been poor, cautious because I've been naive, strong because I've been afraid, clever because I've been foolish,… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you fall in love with a woman, she might break your heart; but if you fall in love with money, it… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Don’t let anger control you. Don’t let hate enslave you. Don’t let negativity overcome you. Don’t let bitterness conquer you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Let them judge you, but remain virtuous. Let them criticize you, but remain wise. Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You are an original masterpiece; imitating someone else diminishes your value.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Dark times don't create stars; it is at night when what has always been in the star is revealed.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Don’t be afraid of being alone; a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Looking on the bright side of life is better than looking on the dark side of despair.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Speed is inconsequential if you are headed in the wrong direction.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Genius is in you, but like a seed, you determine whether it dies or grows.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence says think. Understanding says ponder. Insight says perceive. Enlightenment says overcome.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“If you try to measure love's power, you will run out of measuring tape.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your soul is your paintbrush, your world is your canvass, your life is your masterpiece.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Falling in love is not the problem; hitting your head on the way down is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You have the world in your hands if you have the universe in your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“In knowledge there is strength, in understanding there is might, and in wisdom there is power.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
