“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.” — 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
“Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.” — 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
“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.” — 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
“At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty,… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The spiritual path is a call from the other world—so the rest is just about hearing it more clearly, and answering it… — Bodhisattva Shree Swami Premodaya Copy Share Image
“The world rewards you for what is in your mind, the universe rewards you for what is in your heart, and the… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To change your life, love yourself. To change your community, love others. To change the world, love everyone.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Your mind is a reservoir of potential; your heart an ocean of strength; your soul a well of talents; and your body… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart. Pride has a great spirit, but no… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Be so warm that people mistake you for the sun; so bright that people mistake you for the stars; and so accommodating… — 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
“The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Love is black. Love is white. Love is brown. Love is humanity.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is impossible for light not to get noticed, especially in the dark.” — 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
“It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.” — 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
“Wisdom knows the way. Understanding sees the way. Passion feels the way. Love goes all the way.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Wisdom sees even when her eyes are shut. Ignorance is deaf even when his ears are open.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Ignorance shuts the mind’s door tight; wisdom swings it wide open.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“An open heart leaves a breach for someone to pour love into it.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Love is loud; the soul hears it, even if the universe is deaf.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image