Life quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only what is below you tries to pull you down.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The past only dies so the future can live.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love sets you free the moment it arrests you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Smile more. Appreciate more. Love more. Do more.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Talk less. Do more. Fear less. Achieve more.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Lies quit when they are tired; truth quits when it has won.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What you do doesn't frighten your enemies as much as what you are.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I attended the University of Earth, and earned my P.H.D in life from the school of hardship.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The world says fit in; the universe says stand out.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful…

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You meet many wolves in sheep’s clothing; you are prey until they find out you have the heart of a lion. You…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be…

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“The bravest are sometimes powerless. The mightiest are sometimes defenseless. The noblest are sometimes graceless. The happiest are sometimes hopeless. The wisest…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Do good for yourself, and you will earn much. Do good for others, and you will earn more. Do good for all,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To appreciate pleasure some had to experience pain; to appreciate joy some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love some had to…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most beautiful eyes haven’t been seen yet; the most beautiful tongue hasn’t been heard yet; the most beautiful hands haven’t been…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If people resent you for your truthfulness, don't turn to deceitfulness; hate you for your intelligence, don't turn to ignorance; loathe you…

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“If you are good, people will criticize you. If you are bad, people will criticize you. If you are both good and…

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“If people like you, you're worth much to them. If people desire you, you're worth more to them. If people need you,…

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“Become what your enemies dread you'll become.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We do not rise by making other people fall.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In beautiful gardens you still find ugly weeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No one graduates from the University of Life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are an artist; your life is your masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Smile, just to infuriate those who envy you.”

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“Live to learn and you will learn to live.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo