Motivational quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 8

“Looking up at the stars only proves you admire them, but shining your light proves you are like them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Alone a star is powerless, but in large numbers they light up the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to rise, drop everyone who is weighing you down.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Luck appears when you are working towards it, not looking for it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Turbulence that blows you to greatness is better than calmness that stalls you in mediocrity.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The weaknesses of a warrior are better than the strengths of a coward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you can’t move a mountain by faith, move it by carrying away stone by stone.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A caterpillar knows it's a butterfly, even if the whole world tries to convince it that it's just a worm.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Faith is the boat on which you cross the ocean of your fears.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Warriors suffer for their dreams. Cowards pay for their fears.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“When storms come, trees dance in the rain until the rainbow comes. Do likewise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The world may be responsible for pushing you down, but you are responsible for pulling yourself up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence will take you to the mountaintop; wisdom will take you to the stars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Storms pass by on their way to get all the colors needed to paint your rainbow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from stars; even in the dark they give off light, not despair.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Throw a warrior to the wolves and he’ll return a conqueror.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Dream with your team. Strive with your team. Conquer with your team. Rise with your team.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Darkness is an uncomfortable place, but that is where stars are made.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You don't excel by conforming to society, you excel by conforming to your higher self.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A parrot's gift is to talk; an eagle's gift is to fly. I'd rather be an eagle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Keep shinning like the stars; even if the whole world refuses to look up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo