Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes - Page 31

Love is ill-mannered; it can knock on your heart early, stay late, and leave without saying goodbye.
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In calm waters you still find sharks.
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Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them.
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Fools do not acknowledge God,the proud reject Him,the wise embrace Him,and the righteous worship Him.
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Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the universe.
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Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech.
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Give of yourself to others and others will give of themselves to you.
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Time stops when you are in love, even as you age.
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Knock on the sky's door, and stars will open it; knock on the universe’s door, and love will open it.
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They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.
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If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night.
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Great minds rise above problems.Great hearts rise above pain.Great souls rise above temptations.Great individuals rise above themselves and the world.
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Walking on water is safer than sailing in a leaking boat.
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If God had a wife He would be in just as much trouble as any man.
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A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.
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The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, not the mirror.
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Love is the only criminal who, after stealing your heart, convinces you to celebrate her.
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Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.
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Where there is wisdom there is life,and where there is evil there is death.Folly is your enemy and so are fools;wisdom is your friend and so are the wise.
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You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome.
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A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt.
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A small tree with large roots will last longer than a large tree with small roots.
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If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.
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To climb great mountains you need feet of faith.
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When you are madly in love with someone, even when sanity tries to rescue you, you wrestle it.
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If you build castles in the air, make sure you have a ladder to reach them.
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The beauty that is in you is greater than the ugliness that is around you.
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Great obstacles are no match for a great God.
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Tigers cannot afford to care about what sheep think.
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You were not born to impress the world, but to impress the universe.
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Light enters a broken vessel more easily than an intact one.
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When you put on your thinking cap make sure it’s clean.
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If your greatest wish is to be happy, you are clever; if it is to make others happy, you are virtuous; but if it is to make yourself and others happy, you are wise.
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The universe is a masterpiece painted by love's masterstrokes.
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Picking up the pieces of a shattered dream is better than having no pieces to pick up at all.
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f you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.
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Water is gold in the desert.
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Do not become more useful than God.
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The great compete not only against others, but against themselves.
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If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.
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One sage is worth more than a thousand warriors.
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Tears of joy are better than smiles of sorrow.
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One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.
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Love that causes you pain is better than hate that brings you pleasure.
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The further you venture down a river the bigger the fish.
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Love enters your heart a spark and exists your soul a flame.
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Love is the weapon of the wise.
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Hope is a better friend than despair.
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Love is the only rose whose thorn's prick is sweet.
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Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you.
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Love is a hook; the moment a man swallows it, a woman knows she has him forever.
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The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.
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Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble.
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The most underrated warrior in the universe is love.
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It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.
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Danger is opportunity inside out.
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Those who put you in difficult times are enemies.Those who forsook you in difficult times are acquaintances.Those who stood by you in difficult times are friends.Those who fought for you in difficult times are family.
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One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.
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