Life quote Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 6

“As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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

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

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“Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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“Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.”

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“Love has turned many into poets; pain has turned many into artists; charity has turned many into pacifists, and anger has turned…

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“Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, cherish God.”

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“To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.”

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

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

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

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

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

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“If you want to be happy, love. If you want to be happier, love some more.”

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“In life, those with heart certainly outdo those with ‘smart’.”

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“If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.”

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“The world is full of angels; if you can’t find one, be one.”

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“The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.”

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

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“The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.”

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

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“If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.”

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“You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.”

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you have never reached rock bottom, you have never attended the school of greatness.”

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“A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.”

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“Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.”

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“Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.”

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“Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.”

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“If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.”

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“If death blew a trumpet each time he was coming, there would be no one to greet him on arrival.”

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“A flower does not bloom for itself, but for the world; do likewise.”

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“If you are too busy to love, you are too busy to live; if you are too busy to live, you are…

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“The universe sees your beauty; now see the beauty in others.”

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“Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.”

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“Be yourself; you have nothing more valuable to offer the world than the original you.”

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“You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo