Challenges Quotes Quotes

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ 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

When the sails are strong a ship has no reason to fear turbulence.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t be afraid of criticism, the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The storm is an artist, the rainbow is its masterpiece.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Life changes therefore think of change when change is a must. Change such things which you have to change when you have to change things for the longer you think of changing things, the more things keep changing. The best tomorrow is today! Be swift and think of change!

~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

You can train and work on the speed bag and heavy bag, but when you get in the ring,…It is a different story.

~ Mohamed Saad

The sky belongs to eagles, even during storms.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A diamond is pressure's masterpiece.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

As rain does not bother the ocean, nor heat bother the sun, so adversity does not bother the great.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The height of your storm determines the height of your rainbow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A diamond does not complain about the discomfort of being polished, for in the end it knows it will shine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Turbulence does not shake a tree with strong roots.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t aim to break the glass ceiling, aim to shatter it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Gravity is no match against one who is determined to reach the stars.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo