Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.

Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.

If you are willing to pay a small price for your dreams,you are definitely asleep.If you are willing to pay an average price for your dreams,you are barely awake.If you are willing to pay a big price for your dreams,you are evidently conscious.If you are willing to pay a great price for your dreams,you are undoubtedly alert.

It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle light.

Don't wound someone's eye trying to remove the twig from it.

People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit.

Lead competently.Lead productively.Lead skillfully.Lead excellently.

Faith opens many doors. Performance keeps them open.

Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success.

If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.

Keep your eyes on your dreams, not on your haters.

Truth is the highest knowledge.Faith is the highest courage.Reason is the highest wisdom.Love is the highest virtue.

Love's light conquers hate's darkness.

Wealth is a small blessing, health is a great asset, happiness is an extraordinary treasure, and life is a remarkable reward.

If the sun needed friends to shine, it would not rule the sky alone.

Small truths have greater power than big lies.

Our most beautiful dreams are born from our most unpleasant nightmares.

Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.

The Blessing #2:May love lead your eyes to look out for others,may love lead your ears to listen to others,may love lead your tongue to encourage others,may love lead your hands to help others,may love lead your mind to think of others,may love lead your heart to feel for others,and may love lead your soul to pray for others.

Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world.

If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.

A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.

If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish.

To achieve peace let go of: guilt, anger, and bitterness. To achieve happiness embrace: virtue, faith, and love.

Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow.

The breathtaking view at the mountaintop is compensation for all of the breath lost whilst sweating towards it.

Lips may lie, but the heart always tells the truth.

Rather than always impose your will,allow men to learn from their mistakes.Great failures make great teachers;success enables one to forget some thingsa failure cannot afford to.

The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.

Shatter the limits in your mind and you shatter the limits in your life.

Your inner light is your inner power.

Obstacles must be overcome.Problems must be solved.Doubt must be resisted.Fear must be defeated.

As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.

Kindness is a rose,love is a bundle.

If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.

Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.

Count your smiles, not your frowns.

Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.

Forgive those who hurt you yesterday.Reward those who help you today.Remember those who help you tomorrow.

If you have shed a thousand tears, expect a thousand blessings.

Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light.

Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.

Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.

Behind our wise words lie rare jewels;behind our reckless ones, bombs.

You have no power over your past,but you do over your present.You have no power over your history,but you do over your future.You have no power over your fortune,but you do over your actions.You have no power over your reputation,but you do over your character.You have no power over destiny,but you do over yourself.You have no power over anyone,but you do over your world.

Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.

An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves.

The moon cannot outshine the sun.

Acquaintances are numerous. Friends are few. Enemies many.

Falling in love is better than standing in hate.

Great minds believe they will succeed.Average minds doubt they can succeed.Small minds don't even try to succeed.

A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.

Love makes the world go round, but sometimes you spin so much you end up dizzy.

A teaspoon of honey is worth more to the bee than a barrel of gold.

The most expensive jewels are not found around our necks, but in our hearts.

When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.

I was my own boss, but that all changed the day I got married.

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

Let go of the past, even if it offers you Heaven; embrace the future, even if it offers you Hell.

Hardship is a legitimate test of character, resilience a legitimate sign of strength and patience a legitimate mark of faith.