“If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Joy gives you strength. Hope gives you fortitude. Faith gives you courage. Love gives you power.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to separate these things: peace and happiness, hope and patience, courage and confidence, mercy and kindness, integrity and faithfulness,… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You are not lonely if joy is within you; not empty if truth is within you; not poor if love is within… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To be blind momentarily when light hits your eyes is better than to be blind permanently when darkness hits your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the galaxy.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you;… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is impossible for love to enter your heart without leaving footprints on your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is impossible for light not to get noticed, especially in the dark.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Love is black. Love is white. Love is brown. Love is humanity.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When bitter, say little; when angry, say nothing; when happy, say much; when joyful, say all.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You are an original masterpiece; imitating someone else diminishes your value.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you want to know a person’s true character, observe how he treats those who don’t matter.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Your first teacher is your mother; the second is people; the third is life; and the fourth is God.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Intelligence says think. Understanding says ponder. Insight says perceive. Enlightenment says overcome.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“If you try to measure love's power, you will run out of measuring tape.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Your soul is your paintbrush, your world is your canvass, your life is your masterpiece.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Falling in love is not the problem; hitting your head on the way down is.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You have the world in your hands if you have the universe in your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
“In knowledge there is strength, in understanding there is might, and in wisdom there is power.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share
