Life Lesson Quotes Quotes

You learn more from your tears than your smiles.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

One man's thorn is another man's rose.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are your greatest asset in the business of your life.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Sense will buy you more than dollars.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

What you seek for others you find for yourself.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The smartest fish are still in the sea.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't waste dollars counting cents.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Because the sun helps you in the day, do not scoff at stars at night.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Seek to be the smartest in a room, not the loudest.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

An open heart has greater power than a clenched fist.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't make excuses for your mistakes.Don't try to please your enemies.Don't run from your responsibilities.Don't force your opinions on others.Don't complain about things you can change.Don't compare yourself to anyone.Don't let undeserving people into your life.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The best opportunities sometimes have the worst appearances.The poorest people sometimes have the richest minds.The shallowest people sometimes have the deepest pockets.The quietest people sometimes have the wildest hearts.The meekest people sometimes have the greatest power.The calmest people sometimes have the uneasiest souls.The humblest people sometimes have the biggest accomplishments.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You cannot lose if you have learned one new lesson.You cannot lose if you have helped one new person.You cannot lose if you have overcome one new obstacle.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Think twice as much as others.Study twice as much as others.Work twice as much as others.Give twice as much as others.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You have not lost if you have learned one new lesson.You have not lost if you have helped one new person.You have not lost if you have overcome one new obstacle.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Listen until you're the smartest.Learn until you're the wisest.Live until you're the merriest.Love until you're the kindest.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't resist change if it is to your advantage.Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one.Don't burn down bridges you will need to cross tomorrow.Don't expect other people to solve your problems.Don't let what's behind you dictate what's ahead of you.Don't lose sleep over anyone who doesn't lose sleep over you.Don’t let life's small arrows wound your big soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Never make a promise you can't keep.Never look down on a person you can't help.Never solicit a question you can't answer.Never judge a person you don't understand.Never condemn a person you don't know.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

By the time most people say 'I'm sorry' it is already too late.

~ Ken Poirot

pause, ponder,consult, think through it well, understand the consequence, know the benefit and take a second look at it again for it takes a little mistake to cause a big had I know with a deep regret

~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Wise people understand the need to consult experts, only fools are confident they know everything.

~ Ken Poirot

Avoid and ignore the idiots who try to bring you down in life, they are not worth your time.

~ Ken Poirot

People spend their entire lives searching the world for the pieces that will make them whole, yet those pieces are only found within them.

~ Ken Poirot

Seeds do not make a sound when growing, but can even reach the sky. Learn from them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

There is no limit to what your mind can achieve, what your heart can accomplish, and what your soul can realize.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Risk little, earn little. Risk much, earn much. Risk all, earn all.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Follow few. Lead many. Walk with some. Embrace all.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It takes more than one individual to make a team.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When reality is better than your dreams, stay awake.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you don't build your dreams, regret will build your nightmares.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Heat makes things expand, that is why life sometimes throws us into a fiery furnace.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A star does not compete with other stars around it, it just shines.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

To be envied for your giftedness is better than to be accepted for your untalentedness.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo