Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The world is full of angels; if you can’t find one, be one.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.
~ 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
Be so warm that people mistake you for the sun, so bright that people mistake you for the stars, and so accommodating that people mistake you for the universe.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.
~ 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
Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have a dream no one else can see, a reward awaits you that no one else can have.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When life’s journey is wearisome, put on hope’s shoes.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped.
~ 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
Be selfless like a burning candle, giving of yourself to others even if it consumes you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.
~ 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
Snails do not despair for having short legs, but rejoice for being able to travel long distances in spite of them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.
~ 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
Where the world only sees a seed, an optimist sees a tree.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When the sun sets do not despair, hope sits with you in the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When you count your blessings, count life twice.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are beloved; even if you were the last person on earth, the sun would rise for you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Life is a thorough university, pain and hardship are its distinguished professors.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Seeds are proof that God sometimes packages miracles in small things.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.
~ 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