“A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Empty pockets taught me a million lessons; full pockets gave me a million temptations.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When people try to bury the truth they forget that it's a seed.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Give of yourself to others and others will give of themselves to you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you are too busy to love, you are too busy to live; if you are too busy to live, you are… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Ignorance weakens you, understanding shelters you, intelligence strengthens you, but wisdom makes you invincible.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When dealing with two faced people, it is difficult to know which face is uglier, the real one or the manufactured one.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When God wants to give you a miracle, He first gives you a problem.” — 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
“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
“To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore them all.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons… — 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
“Life is a shrewd teacher, hardship is an unfriendly lecturer, death is a pessimistic professor, and eternity is an illuminated philosopher.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you are ignorant, you are poor; knowledgeable, you are fortunate; intelligent, you are privileged; brilliant, you are rich; and wise, you… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius… — 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
