Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes - Page 21

Building castles in the air is only wise if you build a ladder to reach them.
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Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.
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A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.
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The sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.
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You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them.
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It is at the edge of excellence that genius awaits.
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A golden spoon is useless when the soup bowl is empty.
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A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.
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If you want little, give little; if you want much, give much; if you want all, give all.
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A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.
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When two souls are one, they hear each other, even in silence.
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Luck appears when you are working towards it, not looking for it.
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The world’s greatest classroom has no walls: nature.
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If you listen to critics for too long, you will become deaf to success.
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Hard work is the bridge between success and your dreams.
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Great sages began as great students.
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To be profitable, practice diligence.To be successful, practice excellence.To be influential, practice intelligence.To be honorable, practice prudence.To be blissful, practice kindness.To be joyful, practice goodness.
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A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner.
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The first step to accomplishing the impossible is to achieve it in your mind.
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A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.
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Before letting someone hold your heart in their hands, make sure their hands are clean.
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Throw a champion into the ocean, and he’ll swim.Throw a champion into the pit, and he’ll climb.Throw him off a cliff, and he’ll grow wings.Throw him into a furnace, and he’ll become gold.
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Why fish in the pond when you live right next to the sea?
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Take one step towards excellence,and success will take ten towards you.Take ten steps towards excellence,and success will take a hundred towards you.Take a hundred steps towards excellence,and success will take a thousand towards you.
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Books record knowledge,preserve wisdom,and disseminate information;nourishing minds, changing lives.
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Wisdom’s slaves are better than folly’s kings.
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Listen until you're the smartest.Learn until you're the wisest.Live until you're the merriest.Love until you're the kindest.
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Encourage many,enlighten many,and you will empower many.
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Success gives in to those who truly desire her.
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Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.
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The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.
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Don't think about sharks when you are walking on water.
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If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.
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If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.
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If our eyes could see everything, every man would see his own faults.
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Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.
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Light poured out multiplies light poured in.
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Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.
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Roses bloom whether you praise them or not.
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If a lion invites you to dinner, turn down the offer, no matter how hungry you are.
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The spirit of excellence exorcises the demon of mediocrity.
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God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.
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Enmity dies when friendship is born.
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Renounce poor work.Shun trivial work.Entertain respectable work.Welcome superior work.Honor transcendent work.
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Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.
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It is in vain to wipe away tears in the rain.
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The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.
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The thorny path to greatness is better than the rosy path to mediocrity.
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A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.
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He who strives for excellence strives for greatness.
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Life is a stage: perform your masterpiece.
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A calm lion is still more dangerous than a raging dog.
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Great minds birth great ideas.Extraordinary minds birth extraordinary ideas.Transcendent minds birth transcendent ideas.
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Leading fools is like leading no one.Following a fool is like following no one.The wise make the best leaders and followers.
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Learn from a river; obstacles may force it to change its course, but never its destination.
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Welcome the righteous,avoid the wicked,and yet open both arms to the repentant.Whoever receives them receives God.
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Anger slowly.Forgive quickly.Trust cautiously.Love easily.
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Don't water anything that you don't want to grow in your life.
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I am your earth if you want me to be.I am your sky if you want me to be.I am your sun if you want me to be.I am your world if you want me to be.I am your universe if you want me to be.
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A virtuous spouse adds years to your life, a wise one adds decades, but a loving one adds an eternity to your life.
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