Flowers Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose's prick is better than a daisy's kiss.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not diminish in beauty because it has thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Flowers are God’s smile at mankind.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't waste time looking at the thorns or you'll miss the roses.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not need to boast of what the whole world already knows; its beauty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't believe a man will give you the world if he doesn't even buy you flowers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not lose its beautiful scent because it grew in dirt.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Where there are no thorns there are no roses.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If roses bloom in dirt, you can blossom in ugly situations.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The more you love roses the more you must bear with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Roses do not take beauty advice from weeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A thorn is a rose's friend but a gardener’s enemy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Flowers are prettiest where they are watered the most.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Flowers do not have to speak to let you know how they feel.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is like a rose; you have to love it with all of its thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Count the roses, not the thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower does not bloom for itself, but for the world; do likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who loves honey does not have the privilege of hating bees. One who adores roses does not have the privilege of…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Teaching you how to grow a garden is better than giving you a thousand roses.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo