Life lessons quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 14

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bee's sting is sweet if all you are thinking about is getting honey.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“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

“Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to be knowledgeable, study. If you want to be wise, live.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you are content, you have the entire world; if you are healthy, you have the entire sky; but if you are…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Insecure people want you to know how important they are; secure people want you to know how important you are; enlightened people…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I prefer male enemies to female ones; I can survive a dog’s bite better than a scorpion’s sting.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stars don’t beg the world for attention; their beauty forces us to look up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are an original masterpiece; imitating someone else diminishes your value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to rise, drop everyone that is weighing you down.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Dark times don't create stars; it is at night when what has always been in the star is revealed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth in your heart is better than treasure in your hands.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth doesn't need to be ambitious to rise above lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t be afraid of being alone; a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Looking on the bright side of life is better than looking on the dark side of despair.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Speed is inconsequential if you are headed in the wrong direction.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Storms add color to rainbows; darkness adds value to stars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Anyone can love a rose, but only a saint can love its thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom on its worst day is greater than ignorance on its best day.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The only race you are guaranteed to win is the one you run alone.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo