Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Never give a negative thought an inch or it will take a mile.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When you count your blessings, count life twice.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Diamonds are formed in pressure, that is why God allows you to go through difficult times.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are beloved; even if you were the last person on earth, the sun would rise for you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Life is a thorough university, pain and hardship are its distinguished professors.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A star doesn’t have to announce its arrival, it just shows up and shines.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The sun does not rise to earn praise; it just shines, and the whole world pays homage.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When you put on your thinking cap make sure it’s clean.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Just because everyone is behaving like a clown, it doesn’t mean you have to join the circus.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

An inch of light can conquer a mile of darkness.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Respect your haters, they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Make your own luck, and then share it with others.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Never mock a cub, one day it will become a lion.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Never set fire to a bridge while you are still crossing it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo