Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Courage lightens distress, hope alleviates grief, doubt aggravates affliction, fear worsens anguish, worry magnifies misery, and faith overthrows despair.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Learn from stars; when dark times try to dull your sparkle, shine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The size of your storm determines the size of your rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A butterfly is a caterpillar who never gave up on his dream to fly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars do not pull each other down to be more visible, they shine brighter.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The sky does not despair when a star falls, it makes room for a new one.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If the light within you is greater than the darkness around you, you are a star.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Negative thoughts have dirty feet, don’t let even the least of them set foot in your mind.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star does not need words to tell the world what it can do, it just shines.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Intelligence will take you to the mountaintop, wisdom will take you to the stars.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Count your smiles, not your frowns.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you are going through hell, keep walking until you reach heaven.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Reach for the stars, not your fears.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower can only grow through concrete if it believes in itself, not its obstacles.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are a seed, that is why God plants you in adversity when He wants you to grow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
In storms look for rainbows, in sunshine prepare for storms.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Harsh winters precede pleasant springs.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be the greatest thing that has ever happened to you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Storms pass by on their way to get all the colors needed to paint your rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If a flower perseveres through concrete, you can persevere through anything.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo