Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you don't build your dreams, regret will build your nightmares.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Heat makes things expand, that is why life sometimes throws us into a fiery furnace.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The best the world has to offer comes from the best you have to give to others.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree does not despair when a few of its leaves fall off because there is more room for greener ones to take their place.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The quieter the mind the louder the soul.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Whether your cup is half-full or half-empty, remind yourself there are others without one.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If your coming into the world was a mistake, then you are the most beautiful error in the universe.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The real strength of a man is not in the size of his muscles, but in the size of his heart.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Thank the past for all the lessons it taught you, anticipate the future for all the blessings it has in store for you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is divine ink: miracles are God's signature.
~ Matshona Dhiliwayo
A beautiful face is temporary, a beautiful soul is forever.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest treasures are not found in museums, but in our hearts.
~ Matshona Dhiliwayo
Raise your love so high that anger cannot reach it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If we had a penny for each time God smiled at us, we would all be billionaires.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Each time a star twinkles, God is winking at the universe.
~ Matshona Dhiliwayo
The soul was the first temple, love was the first religion.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
God tells you where to look, love tells you what to see.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is like honey, you cannot share it without getting some on your heart's fingers.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Our highest deeds come from helping the lowest people.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Love's light conquers hate's darkness.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A step towards love is a leap towards the divine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You don’t have to wait for a storm to pass to paint your own rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Look for something good in each person, even if for some people you have to look a little harder.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Rise against every negative thought that rises against you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If rocks did not persevere under heat and pressure, they would never become diamonds.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle light.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars are not praised for shining during the day, but at night.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Hate may have its hour, but love will have its day.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo