Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes - Page 12

The hen that lays the most eggs deserves the most food.

If you catch poisonous fish, throw it back into the sea.

Hate spreads in the direction it is blown, but love spreads in all directions.

Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.

Great tests precede great blessings.

To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom.

The early lion gets the best game.

The Excellence Manifesto #2I will resist impatience.I will resist deceitfulness.I will resist bitterness.I will resist ignorance.I will resist foolishness.I will resist pridefulness.I will resist unrighteousness.I will conquer laziness.I will subdue indifference.I will beat incompetence.I will defeat averageness.I will overcome fearfulness.I will transcend weakness.I will quash unproductiveness.

A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.

It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.

A fish is a genius in water, an eagle is a genius in air, a fox is a genius on land, and a sage is a genius in life. 

An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond.

Pleasure can turn the body into a slave.Desire can turn the mind into a fool.Passion can turn the heart into a beast.Love can turn the soul into an angel.

Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is to your empowerment.

Beautiful trees sometimes bear bitter fruit.

You spend the beginning part of your life with your mother, so love her; the middle part of your life with your girlfriend, so care for her; and the end part of your life with your wife, so adore her.

To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself.

It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.

Pearls from the soul are more precious than diamonds from the mine.

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

Gravity is no match against one who is determined to reach the stars.

A lifelong learner is a lifelong winner.

The soul's garden is watered by love's rivers.

It is easier to forgive yourself of a thousand misdeeds than to forgive your enemy of one.

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

If God charged us for every tear He shed for us, the world would be bankrupt.

Be the sun in someone’s dark sky.

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

Fear mediocrity,not failure.

You only become truly rich the day you possess something that money cannot buy.

Be the spouse you wish to have.

When everybody is planting apples a visionary plants oranges.

Following your dreams is better than being led by your fears.

Rainbows can’t rise without storms.

What you conquer in your youth is your trophy in adulthood.

When you look up and don’t see the stars, the universe may have cleared the sky for you to replace them.

A wise man is a student though he is a teacher.

Love, no matter how small, begets kindness.Joy, no matter how small, begets cheerfulness.Wisdom, no matter how small, begets intelligence.Faith, no matter how small, begets persistence.Genius, no matter how small, begets excellence.

The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise.

You must walk on water, especially if you don’t know how to swim.

Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.

Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark.

He who is happy in his hut is better than he who is miserable in his palace.

Be flexible like trees; when the wind blows bend, but do not break.

Paying the price for your dreams proves you can afford them.

Higher thoughts lead to a higher life.

Pleasure awakens the body, wisdom awakens the mind, joy awakens the heart, and love awakens the soul.

Future dreams distract you from present nightmares.

It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.

The soul's tears are worth more than the heart's smiles.

Love costs us much,but we still need it.Wisdom costs us much,but we still seek it.Faith costs us much,but we still practice it.Life costs us much,but we still desire it.

You are no greater than the adversity you can handle.

Fear is unnecessary cargo when sailing to success.

Stars are not praised for shining during the day, but at night.

By lighting another’s candle you brighten your own.

What you give today you get tomorrow.

A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.

A seed only realizes its potential the day you bury it.

When the lion is wounded do not stroke its mare.

Love's key unlocks joy's door.