Life lesson quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 7

“If you throw a crumb to hungry birds, they will harm each other fighting for it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What others think of you doesn't matter as much as what you think of yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are what you think; you become what you believe; you turn out to be what you have always been.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Watering a dead flower will not bring it back to life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If your heart has been broken nine times, muster the courage to love again for the tenth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Joy in your heart is better than bitterness in your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Leave beauty marks in the lives of those you meet, not scars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Regard those who respect you. Esteem those who honor you. Cherish those who love you. Reward those who adore you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The soul is a great magician; transforming thoughts into reality, desires into actions, and life into experiences.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a woman laughs when you hurt her, you ought to cry, for you have lost her; if she cries, you may…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Worry soils, even the purest mind. Envy poisons, even the purest heart. Greed sullies, even the purest soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love has turned many into poets; pain has turned many into artists; charity has turned many into pacifists, and anger has turned…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is because of pain that you value pleasure, sorrow that you value joy, despair that you value hope, war that you…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The day you stop learning is the day your mind starts dying.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Falling in love is not the problem; hitting your head on the way down is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No seed ever grew in comfort; the loveliest flowers still bloom in the ugliest soil.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are like a seed; your greater beauty lies not on the outside, but within.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A seed has a future, no matter how deep you bury it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Keep friends. Lose enemies. Multiply allies. Increase comrades.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No tree becomes large without smaller trees hoping its branches get cut off.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t ask why love is so expensive; ask yourself why everything else is so cheap.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A star would lose its value if it tried to be something else; just be yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to know what heaven is like, marry an angel.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If the light within you is greater than the darkness around you, you are a star.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Help when you can. Give what you have. Do what you must. Be who you ought to be.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Turbulence breaks a tree’s branches, but only tickles an eagle’s wings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo