One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When the sails are strong a ship has no reason to fear turbulence.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams, lions have little in common with sheep.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t be afraid of being alone, a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Big obstacles shrink when you confront them, small obstacles expand when you dodge them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It’s ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking
~ Bangambiki Habyarimana
Use your special gifts to fulfil your divine purpose.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Invest in your dreams, not in your fears.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If adventurers were cowardly, no one would have crossed the nations; if sailors were fearful, no one would have crossed the oceans; if pilots were gutless, no one would have crossed the skies.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A lion will never be afraid of sheep, no matter how many outnumber it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Brave cubs become fierce lions.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest weight a bird has to drop before it can fly is fear.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A lion will only retreat if you stare it in the eyes; likewise, so will fear.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Reach for the stars, not your fears.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Wolves travel in packs, but the fiercest travel alone.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Shatter your fears and you will shatter records.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The higher you rise above your fears the higher you will rise above your peers.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The farther you venture into the forest the more valuable the fruit.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Fortune hides behind action.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Believe in yourself, not in your critics.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo