Life-quotes-inspirational-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 7

“Speed is inconsequential if you are headed in the wrong direction.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Genius is in you, but like a seed, you determine whether it dies or grows.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Respect your haters; they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.”

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the galaxy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your first teacher is your mother; the second is people; the third is life; and the fourth is God.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Stars don’t beg the world for attention; their beauty forces us to look up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are an original masterpiece; imitating someone else diminishes your value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.”

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“The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Dark times don't create stars; it is at night when what has always been in the star is revealed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Give of yourself to others and others will give of themselves to you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Practicing what you preach is the world’s most eloquent sermon.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo