Life-quotations Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 8

“Empty pockets taught me a million lessons; full pockets gave me a million temptations.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life introduces you to the world; love introduces the world to you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The lightest weight anyone can carry on life’s journey is hope.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence will take you to the mountaintop; wisdom will take you to the stars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Storms pass by on their way to get all the colors needed to paint your rainbow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your…

— 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

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

— 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

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

— 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

“You are poor if you are ignorant, fortunate if you are knowledgeable, privileged if you are intelligent, rich if you are wise,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When God wants to give you a miracle, He first gives you a problem.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You can drop out of school but you cannot drop out of life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence will teach you how to make a living; wisdom will teach you how to make a life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is the only rose whose thorn's prick is sweet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No matter how ugly a fruit is, worms will seek it out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Understanding is the bridge between two minds; love is the bridge between two souls.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thoughts are powerful; before you were born, you were one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it; it creates beautiful waves instead.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be noble like the sun; let even those who resent you for shinning benefit from your warmth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Bitterness is how we punish ourselves for other people’s sins.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never keep score in marriage; your wife is going to win anyway.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo