Life lesson quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 9

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you fall in love with a woman, she might break your heart; but if you fall in love with money, it…

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“Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I am generous because I've been poor, cautious because I've been naive, strong because I've been afraid, clever because I've been foolish,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“There is no limit to what your mind can achieve, what your heart can accomplish, and what your soul can realize.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you cheat on reason with emotion you will go bankrupt.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“There are thousands of languages around the world, but love is the most beautiful of them all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Feed your enemies with a long spoon so they can't bite your hand.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never let bitterness make a home in your heart; raise the rent and kick it out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth has never been conquered, not even by the mightiest armies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t let past disappointments rob you of future happiness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If there are many thorns in your life, it is because you are a rose.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence tells you where to look; wisdom tells you what to see.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are a product of your mind, a result of your thoughts, and a consequence of your actions.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be like a rose; no matter how many thorns you encounter in life, bloom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Expect success. Desire success. Attract success. Realize success.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You’re destined for greatness,” Life said. “But first, I’m going to make you cry.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We are all artists; painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The storm is an artist; the rainbow is its masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t be afraid of criticism; the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is the heart’s best tenant; it always pays its rent on time.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo