“Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If the caterpillar listened to his critics, he would never become a butterfly.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Love your haters, but don’t waste time trying to appease them.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“One who throws stones at others has less to use to build his own house.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you invest in your critics more than you invest in your dreams, you have successfully invested in your failure.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The lesser your achievements the lesser your critics. The greater your achievements the greater your critics. Ordinary achievements attract ordinary admirers. Extraordinary… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When they judge you, yawn. When they misunderstand you, smile. When they underestimate you, laugh. When they condemn you, ignore. When they… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore them all.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you throw ice at the sun, it will melt; if you throw spears, they will burn; and if you throw bricks,… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Small people have small minds, and thus deride big dreamers. Small people have small hearts, and thus disparage big chancers. Small people… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“All great people had critics but they still believe in the beauty of their dreams, fully persuaded to stay focused and determined… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“If you are good, people will criticize you. If you are bad, people will criticize you. If you are both good and… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Critics are important. They give us the reasons, knowingly or unknowingly, not to fall, slumber or deviate from our true purpose .… — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah Copy Share Image
“When they try to judge you, remember, they themselves are judged. When they try to condemn you, remember, they themselves are condemned.… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Don’t be afraid of criticism; the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Stars do not pull each other down to be more visible; they shine brighter.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you know where you are from, it is harder for people to stop you where you are going.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Be like the sun; never let the opinions of those who hate you dull your shine.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Cursing the sun won't stop it from rising; neither will cursing the stars stop them from shining.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
