A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You don’t have to swim when you know how to walk on water.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it, it creates beautiful waves instead.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are the architect of your future, you decide whether you build a hut or a palace.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rose does not need to boast of what the whole world already knows, its beauty.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are an original masterpiece, imitating someone else diminishes your value.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You can blow out a candle, but you cannot blow out a star.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the universe.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Rain is just God weeping for Earth’s troubles.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The most beautiful eyes haven’t been seen yet, the most beautiful tongue hasn’t been heard yet, the most beautiful hands haven’t been held yet, the most beautiful mind hasn’t been understood yet, the most beautiful heart hasn’t been felt yet, and the most beautiful life hasn’t been lived yet.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The mind is the key, the heart is the door, the soul is corridor, the universe is the destination.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Listen to your mind, it thinks. Hear your heart, it speaks. Hearken to your soul, it knows.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Ignorance hides in darkness, wisdom hides in light.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
No matter how low the sun sets, the time is coming when it will surely rise.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo