Matshona-dhliwayo-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 12

“When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A fish earns its greatest strength in tempestuous waters.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most important person you can be kind to is yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A wounded lion is still fiercer than a healthy wolf.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The distance between two minds is understanding.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Meekness is not weakness, but weakness can be masked as meekness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You don’t have to speak for your work if it truly has its own voice.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Ignorance cannot give birth to knowledge, light cannot help but give birth to truth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ordinary think inside of the box, the extraordinary think outside of the box, but genius thinks inside, outside, below and above…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Positive thoughts heal the mind. Positive words heal the world. Positive deeds heal the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is impossible for lies to conquer truth, fear to conquer hope, and hate to conquer love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most important seed you can plant is kindness; the most important crop it yields is joy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Ignorance is the absence of knowledge. Fear is the absence of courage. Hate is the absence of love. Darkness is the absence…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love sees more, hears more, does more, and therefore accomplishes more.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A student's wisdom is more valuable than a professor's knowledge.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You can marry outside of your race, but never marry outside of your values.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Inspiration is worthless without perspiration.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The pen is mightier than the sword; it should never run out of ink.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“By nurturing other people's gifts you nurture your own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A star never loses its shine, not even in the dark.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A wolf only attends a rabbit’s funeral to eat its young.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Scars prove to the world that you were strong enough to overcome something.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Read as if you'll live forever. Teach as if you'll die today.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If men could fit water into their pockets, the ocean would be empty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you drop a gold coin in mud, it does not lose its value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Throwing dirt on a seed only increases its value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A snake in the grass is deadlier than a lion in a tree.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A lion's greater talents are revealed in the jungle, not in the circus.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Envy is a thief, the first thing it tries to steal is your joy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A book is a garden, only its flowers are ideas.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When blowing out someone’s candle you risk blowing out your own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A sword can only pierce the body, but love can pierce the soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is mightier than hate; it doesn't need a sword to conquer.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be poor than to be ignorant.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo