The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it, which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Cowards say it can't be done, critics say it shouldn't have been done, creator say well done.
~ Amit Kalantri
Love lost is better than hate found. True criticism is better than false praise. Genuine enemies are better than counterfeit friends.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Respect your haters, they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Tigers cannot afford to care about what sheep think.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t be afraid of criticism, the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.
~ 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
Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams, lions have little in common with sheep.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars do not pull each other down to be more visible, they shine brighter.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When your critics raise hell keep building your heaven.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Believe in yourself, not in your critics.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you listen to critics for too long, you will become deaf to success.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Critics are loud, but success is louder.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Loud critics are silenced by loud success.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
All great people had critics but they still believe in the beauty of their dreams, fully persuaded to stay focused and determined for the realisationof their dreams.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita