Life-lessons-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 7

“Learn from seeds; they don’t die when you throw dirt at them; they grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are truly rich when your heart is full of joy, even if your pockets are empty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The struggles of the past are the gateway to the blessings of the future.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When your past tries to haunt you tell it you don’t believe in ghosts.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. Release your vices. Embrace your higher self.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“As you age, days quickly become weeks, weeks swiftly become months, and months rapidly become years.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be so warm that people mistake you for the sun; so bright that people mistake you for the stars; and so accommodating…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To change your life, love yourself. To change your community, love others. To change the world, love everyone.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Smile in the face of sorrow; hope in the face of despair; persevere in the face of obstacles, and love in the…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never let the world take your smile; all it will give you in return is a frown.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you listen to lies for too long, you will become deaf to truth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be kind to the poor, fair to the rich, gracious to the lowly, and just to the prominent.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be yourself; no one can do a better job at being you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a man treats you like a princess, he deserves to be your king.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth sees the world as it is; hope sees the world as it could be.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Risk little, earn little. Risk much, earn much. Risk all, earn all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life is what you make it. Many things are beyond your control, but your happiness is in your hands.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The mind is everything; you can go no higher than what you put into it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be calm when your wife yells at you, calmer when she chastens you, but be terrified when she ignores you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Lies spread quicker than truth because they have longer legs.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Courage, teach. Hope, acquire. Joy, share. Faith, spread.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never despise a seed; one day it will rise and bloom into a forest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A warrior is no greater than the scars he endures in battle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo