Greatness Quotes Quotes

The first time you succeed it is chance, the second time it is luck, the third time it is skill, the fourth time it is talent, and the fifth time it is genius.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Two minds are smarter than one.Two hands are stronger than one.Two hearts are mightier than one.Two souls are greater than one.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Skill gives you legs to jog, talent gives you legs to run, brilliance gives you legs to sprint, but genius gives you wings to fly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Your mind has the intellect to lift the world,your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius to elevate the world.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom has a hundred eyes to see opportunities, courage has a hundred feet to seek opportunities, and strength has a hundred arms to seize opportunities.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You’re destined for greatness,” Life said. “But first, I’m going to make you cry.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Find your uniqueness and embrace it with pride.

~ Mensah Oteh

Learn more than others. Work more than others. Succeed more than others. Give more than others.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You were born to dream. You were born to strive. You were born to conquer. You were born to rise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Greatness has a fragrance. Get close to it and that fragrance will arouse your potential.

~ Mensah Oteh

There is no such thing as a neutral relationship. All your relationships affect you – some pull you down and others lift you up.

~ Mensah Oteh

Don’t try to get even with those who wrong you, get ahead.

~ Mensah Oteh

People who have created their success through hard work and the support of others are always looking for ways to help those around them. Don’t be afraid to reach out.

~ Mensah Oteh

Diamonds are valuable because they are uncommon, sand is worthless because it is common, be yourself and you will be a diamond.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay positive in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay positive in impossible situations, you are great.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The tallest trees sometimes grow from the smallest seeds.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Follow your dreams with all of your mind. Chase your dreams with all of your heart. Accomplish your dreams with all of your soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Learn from seeds, even after falling to the ground they muster enough strength to rise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo