Life quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 7

“Be slow to teach, and quick to learn. Avoid impious people, run from fools, and seek out the wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A seed rises the day it realizes it was born to be more than just a grain.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“As you age, days quickly become weeks, weeks swiftly become months, and months rapidly become years.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. Release your vices. Embrace your higher self.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When your past tries to haunt you tell it you don’t believe in ghosts.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to lead a pleasant life, be good to yourself; if you want to lead a happy life, be good…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When dealing with the dishonest, be shrewd. When dealing with the crafty, be cunning. When dealing with the wise, be prudent. When…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Skill gives you legs to jog, talent gives you legs to run, brilliance gives you legs to sprint, but genius gives you…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The first time you succeed it is chance; the second time it is luck; the third time it is skill; the fourth…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Skill follows the rules, talent breaks the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If people haven't walked a mile in your shoes, don't listen to them if they mock the sores on your feet.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you listen to lies for too long, you will become deaf to truth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A righteous enemy is better than a devilish friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Never let the world take your smile; all it will give you in return is a frown.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from seeds; they don’t die when you throw dirt at them; they grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't hold onto the past, free your hands to reach for the future.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The struggles of the past are the gateway to the blessings of the future.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light is a sign of hope. Hope is a sign of life. Life is a sign of God. God is a sign…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you define yourself by your past, you are using the wrong dictionary.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most expensive thing you possess in your life is your higher self.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is loud; the soul hears it, even if the universe is deaf.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time is a robber: nothing stands in its way from taking all that is precious from you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Passion stimulates you, love intoxicates you, marriage sobers you, and parenthood tries you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most important person you can be kind to is yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo