Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.

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Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.

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It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.

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Only fools are born wise.

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If you place two flowers in the same vase, they will not argue over who is more beautiful.

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The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.

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Light is all a flower longs for, even when surrounded with priceless jewels.

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Light is a masterpiece, but is of little value if you are blind.

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A wolf's thoughts are seldom far from its appetite.

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You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish.

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The past only dies so the future can live.

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A ship will never sink if God is on it.

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To realize your greatest strengths, you must first overcome your greatest weaknesses.

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One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances.

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If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.

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A star is a rock that could no longer hide its beauty from the world.

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Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.

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Time is your acquaintance. Life is your friend. Death is your opponent. Eternity is your companion.

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Let them judge you, but remain virtuous.Let them criticize you, but remain wise.Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let them hate you, but remain exceptional.

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When sheep grow blind, it is only wolves that rejoice.

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To change your life, love yourself. To change your community, love others. To change the world, love everyone.

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The shrewd, like chameleons, embrace change by using it to their advantage.

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If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

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A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.

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The first professor you meet in life is your mother; the second is hardship, and the last is death.

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In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.

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Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.

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You’re destined for greatness,” Life said. “But first, I’m going to make you cry.

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Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your fame cannot gain you more honor, and your money cannot earn you more happiness.

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At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow.

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It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.

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People can hurt you, but you must still love. People can betray you, but you can still trust. People can put you down, but you must still rise. People can oppose you, but you can still prevail.

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It is impossible for darkness to reign in the presence of a star.

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Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

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The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character.

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If a fly lands on your food, do not use a hammer to remove it.

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It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.

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If the sun shone for itself, it would be blinded by its own light; if a river flowed for itself, it would be drowned by its own weight.

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Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.

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The world would have no rainbows if the sky had not storms.

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Get high on love, not drugs.

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