Life quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 5

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Strive to be more than number one—strive to be the greatest number one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn as if you will live forever. Teach as if you will die today.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms.”

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Let them judge you, but remain virtuous. Let them criticize you, but remain wise. Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“There is no greater beast than envy, no greater thief than fear, no greater enemy than greed, no greater predator than wrath,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in vain to threaten one who is not afraid to die, and pointless to menace one who is not afraid…

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— 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

“If someone deserves your silence, don’t deprive them of it.”

— 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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The greatest gift you can open is your arms to someone in need.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is easier to defy those you love than to listen to those you hate.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t resent a woman for who she is not; love her for who she is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“False friends can be bought, but true friendship is priceless.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is not the world’s job to like you; it is yours to love yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Create your own happiness, no one else can create it for you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be an old soul than to be a young fool.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo