Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes Quotes - Page 11

A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.

Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.

The distance between two minds is understanding.

A short axe can still cut down tall trees.

Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong.

Happiness does not come from having much, but from being content, even when you have little.

Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God.

Light in your soul kindles the light in your world.

If you get too close to the sun, you will burn; if you get too far, you will freeze: this is how it is with passion.

Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.

Life is temporal.Time is fleeting.God is permanent.Eternity is enduring.

Envy is admiration laced with resentment.

In a world full of game players, the only way to set yourself apart is to be a game changer.

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.

The mind does not need four walls to make you its prisoner.

One who cannot swim must not blame the water.

Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.

In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.

If you want to be happy now, love now; if you want to be happy later, love later; but if you want to be happy always, love always.

If there are many thorns in your life, it is because you are a rose.

Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself.

Ignorance is the greatest slave master in the universe.

Lies spread quicker than truth because they have longer legs.

If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

Private prayers are the catalyst for public miracles.

It is because of pain that you value pleasure, sorrow that you value joy, despair that you value hope, war that you value peace, and hate that you value love.

Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.

If you have a spark of genius, kindle it until it becomes a flame.

It is not your enemies that you need to conquer on the journey to greatness, but yourself.

The greatest mountain anyone can conquer is fear.

First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you.

A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.

If a man could outpace his shadow, he would still find it waiting for him at the finishing line.

Love has never been conquered, not even by the greatest army.

It is in the stormiest skies that eagles find their true calling.

The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.

Anyone can love a rose, but only a saint can love its thorns.

Alone a candle can only light a room, but in thousands they can even light a city.

To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.

When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.

Have the mind of a fox, the heart of a lion, the tongue of a serpent, the flair of a swan, and the soul of a dove.

The universe believes in you, but it is more important that you believe in yourself.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

If the world stands in between a man and the woman he loves, he will set out to conquer it.