Overcoming-obstacles-quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 3

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they…

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“When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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“Life is a thorough university; pain and hardship are its distinguished professors.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success.”

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“A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.”

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“Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm.”

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“The storm is an artist; the rainbow is its masterpiece.”

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

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“A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.”

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“A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.”

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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“Be the calm in someone else’s storm.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams…

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.”

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t resent the sky for its storms; rejoice at the sky for its rainbows.”

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“A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.”

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“If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.”

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“You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.”

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