Light does not have to beg darkness to shine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible for darkness to reign in the presence of a star.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star is not afraid of darkness, for its light comes from within.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Light on its worst day will conquer darkness on its best day.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Ignorance hides in darkness, wisdom hides in light.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Hate hides in darkness, love hides in light.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Shine your light at all times, you never know who you are leading out of the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Dark times don't create stars, it is at night when what has always been in the star is revealed.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t let people draw you into their darkness, pull them into your light.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is easier for stars to shine in darkness, that is why dark times come into your life.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
An inch of light can conquer a mile of darkness.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.
~ 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
If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If the light within you is greater than the darkness around you, you are a star.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars are born out of dark moments.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo