Greatness Quotes Quotes

Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Skill follows the rules, talent breaks the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules.

~ 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

One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

~ 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

Don’t climb a mountain to look down on people below, but to get a clearer view of the stars above.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A rough diamond is still worth more than a polished pebble.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Seeds, not doubting their potential, rise and become forests.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is easier for stars to shine in darkness, that is why dark times come into your life.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

In a world full of pebbles dare to be a diamond.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t miss the opportunity to fly with eagles tomorrow because chickens invited you to run with them today.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Never despair if you have to start at the bottom, not even the sun rises from the top.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Great winds only challenge great trees.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Never despise a seed, one day it will rise and bloom into a forest.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

To achieve success, ignore doubt; fame, ignore haters; greatness, ignore fear; and immortality, ignore hardship.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If the road to your dreams is full of potholes, take the highway.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A star doesn’t have to announce its arrival, it just shows up and shines.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The sun does not rise to earn praise; it just shines, and the whole world pays homage.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Never mock a cub, one day it will become a lion.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.

~ 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