Greatness Quotes Quotes

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Dream to reach the stars, awaken to reach the edge of the universe.

~ 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

Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t be afraid of being alone, a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't run with the crowd, fly with the stars.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Stars don’t beg the world for attention, their beauty forces us to look up.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

There are three impossibilities in life: God cannot lie, God cannot change and finally, I cannot be a poor man.

~ Ikechukwu Izuakor

The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Greatness is achieved through kindness, compassion, and love.

~ A.d. Posey

In the marketplace of ideas, a dime is expensive than the cost price of beauty

~ Osho Samuel Adetunji

How blind is the delusion that the greatness of a man is measured by his living; rather, it’s always by his giving.

~ Christian Hunt

Great leaders are most often God’s spokesmen.

~ Jay Bryan Sandifer

Great people stand out from others by their visions and not much by their intelligence.

~ Amit Ray

Greatness does not come from trying to achieve the possible.

~ Constance Friday

An acorn is an oak tree inside out.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You don't scale a mountain with your mouth, but with your feet.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

As rain does not bother the ocean, nor heat bother the sun, so adversity does not bother the great.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion never loses sleep over a sheep's sentiments.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Have the mind of a swam, the heart of a lion, the tongue of a serpent, the flair of a swam, and the soul of a dove.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A diamond does not complain about the discomfort of being polished, for in the end it knows it will shine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Turbulence does not shake a tree with strong roots.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is not your enemies that you need to conquer on the journey to greatness, but yourself.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Throw a warrior to the wolves and he’ll return a conqueror.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird must have faith in its wings in order to fly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore them all.

~ 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

To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo