Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes - Page 33

Seeds are proof that God sometimes packages miracles in small things.

Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none.

Nice guys finish last but bad guys don't finish at all.

The best the world has to offer comes from the best you have to give to others.

Fear ends where love begins.

One who does not deserve your tears does not deserve your heart.

The path to marital bliss is to begin each day with a kiss.

It is difficult to soar to your destiny carrying the burden of doubt, impossible to soar to your destiny carrying the burden of fear, but conceivable to soar to your destiny carried by the wings of faith.

Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror.

Where the world only sees a seed, an optimist sees a tree.

A year of contentment is worth more than ten of prosperity.

We are all born stars, but some refuse to shine and others make it their life’s mission to glow.

You only need four words to spell the greatest word in the universe: L.O.V.E.

What the wise see eyes closed is greater than what the ignorant see both eyes open.

The greatest love stories are not written by the ink of the pen, but by the ink of the heart.

It is in the darkest hour that a star reveals its brightest light.

Critics do not determine how high an eagle flies.

Do not fixate on the odds against you but on victory ahead of you.

Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.

Letting go of sorrow gives you enough strength to carry happiness.Letting go of anger gives you enough strength to carry kindness.Letting go of fear gives you enough strength to carry hopefulness.Letting go of resentment gives you enough strength to carry gratefulness.Letting go of disappointment gives you enough strength to carry joyfulness.Letting go of avarice gives you enough strength to carry contentedness.

The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.

Debate, but do not argue.Challenge, but do not force your opinions.To win an argument, but lose a friendship, is a loss.To lose an argument, but retain a friendship, is gain.

Birds build nests because they cannot fly forever.

Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value.

An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.

The greatest generals were once soldiers.The greatest priests were once laymen.The greatest teachers were once students.The greatest artists were once amateurs.The greatest masters were once apprentices.The greatest prophets were once disciples.The greatest champions were once underdogs.

Great deeds begin in the mind,extraordinary deeds begin in the heart,and remarkable deeds begin in the soul.

Swing ten times,and you may hit once.Swing a hundred times,and you may hit ten times.Swing a thousand times,and you may hit a hundred times.Swing a thousand times,and you may hit a thousand times.

If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment.

Never make a promise you can't keep.Never look down on a person you can't help.Never solicit a question you can't answer.Never judge a person you don't understand.Never condemn a person you don't know.

Nurture a tree today, and it will provide you shade tomorrow.

As the day you get married is as important as the years of courtship, so the journey to success is as important as success itself.

You cannot stop the ocean's current, but you can swim.

You are guaranteed failure if you accept it. Victory is almost in your hands if you are willing to die for it. Success is already yours if God has ordained it.

Allow people to walk all over your carpet, not all over you.

One soul-mate is enough to face life's countless soul-enemies.

A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

Learn from stars; even in the dark they give off light, not despair.

The world’s most lethal venom is not found on the tongues of serpents, but on the tongues of a disgruntled wife.

You don’t have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow.

The heart’s will is greater than the hand’s strength.

One kind deed is more beautiful than a thousand good intentions.

Be perceptive.Be progressive.Be proactive.Be productive.

If we take care of our neighbors,our neighbors will take care of us.If we take care of our friends,our friends will take care of us.If we take care of our family,our family will take care of us.If we take care of others,our God will take care of us.

If you want to know a person’s true character, observe how he treats those who don’t matter.

If you are willing to kill for your beliefs, you are a murderer; if you are willing to die for your beliefs, you are a martyr.

Do the dishes, and you have her heart; do the dishes and the laundry, and you have her soul.

I have never met anyone who gave back a heart they stole.

It is wise to read some books, and wise to throw away some.

A face can have a thousand wrinkles, but the soul have none.

Work keeps us occupied. Faith keeps us fortified. Hope keeps us gratified. Love keeps us satisfied.

The lonely road to greatness is better than the crowded road to mediocrity.

If you stand in the way of two people who were meant to be together, destiny's train will run you over.

It is better to be accepted by the bright few than by the dull masses.

It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.

She complains that I'm lazy, but I just like to save my energy for dinner.

You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.

The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit.

A golden opportunity may turn into silver if you wait too long to take advantage of it.

It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.