Life Lessons Quotations Quotes

Pressure is an artist, diamonds are its masterpiece.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A diamond's happy ending is on a crown, but its beauty was formed in dirt.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you try to extinguish the light of one who shines like the sun you will get burned.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When God wants to give you a miracle, He first gives you a problem.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t let past disappointments rob you of future happiness.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

We are all born stars, but some refuse to shine and others make it their life’s mission to glow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Storms are rainbow’s inside out.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Never let the world take your smile, all it will give you in return is a frown.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Only what is below you tries to pull you down.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If the past could be changed, it would not exist. If the future could be stopped, it would not survive. If the present could be avoided, it would not prevail.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower always turns its face to light, be likewise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are an original masterpiece, imitating someone else diminishes your value.

~ 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

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

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

Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.

~ 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

Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.

~ 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

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

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

You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo