Life-lessons-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 11

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stars don’t beg the world for attention; their beauty forces us to look up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are an original masterpiece; imitating someone else diminishes your value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Ignorance weakens you, understanding shelters you, intelligence strengthens you, but wisdom makes you invincible.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore them all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When dealing with two faced people, it is difficult to know which face is uglier, the real one or the manufactured one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“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

“Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I prefer male enemies to female ones; I can survive a dog’s bite better than a scorpion’s sting.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Speed is inconsequential if you are headed in the wrong direction.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t be afraid of being alone; a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Looking on the bright side of life is better than looking on the dark side of despair.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pressure is an artist; diamonds are its masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never burn a bridge while you are still crossing it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth doesn't need to be ambitious to rise above lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Respect your haters; they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn if you want to teach; teach if you want to learn.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pulling others down leaves you less time to pull yourself up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Money can't buy you happiness, no matter what store you go into.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The grass is greener on the other side only because someone tended to it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you try to extinguish the light of one who shines like the sun you will get burned.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Genius is in you, but like a seed, you determine whether it dies or grows.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Storms add color to rainbows; darkness adds value to stars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The only race you are guaranteed to win is the one you run alone.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo