“Turbulence breaks a tree’s branches, but only tickles an eagle’s wings.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“There are thousands of languages around the world, but love is the most beautiful of them all.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is difficult to get anything from the world that you yourself are not willing to give.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Never let bitterness make a home in your heart; raise the rent and kick it out.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof on your head, and a dream in your heart,… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“As the sun lives on when it sets in the warmth it has given to others, you too will live on in… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Money doesn’t help if your mind is poor; strength doesn’t help if your heart is weak; possessions don’t help if your soul… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A bee does not need to follow you to give you honey: you follow it. Become a person of value and you… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Look for something positive in each situation, even if for some situations you have to look a little harder.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Time crawls when you are bored; walks when you are occupied; runs when you are busy; but flies when you are having… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you seek money, be wise; if you seek power, be strong; if you seek honor, be virtuous; if you seek happiness,… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Be calm when your wife yells at you, calmer when she chastens you, but be terrified when she ignores you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The mind is everything; you can go no higher than what you put into it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A certificate in commonsense is better than a doctorate in philosophy.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Think for yourself. Speak for others. Work for some. Live for none.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The ambitious strive to be well known; the enlightened strive to be worth knowing.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Never despise a seed; one day it will rise and bloom into a forest.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. Release your vices. Embrace your higher self.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“As you age, days quickly become weeks, weeks swiftly become months, and months rapidly become years.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When your past tries to haunt you tell it you don’t believe in ghosts.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you listen to lies for too long, you will become deaf to truth.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Never let the world take your smile; all it will give you in return is a frown.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image