Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t be afraid of being alone, a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star would lose its value if it tried to be something else, just be yourself.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't run with the crowd, fly with the stars.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your mind is a ship, it can sail across the universe as long as you don't allow negative thoughts to sink it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars don’t beg the world for attention, their beauty forces us to look up.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
I prefer male enemies to female ones, I can survive a dog’s bite better than a scorpion’s sting.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Part of the journey in life is slipping and falling along the way, in these times true friends are the ones who pick you up and dust you off.
~ Ken Poirot
A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
By the time most people say 'I'm sorry' it is already too late.
~ Ken Poirot
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
Isn't it ironic that a nightmare can masquerade as a dream?
~ Ken Poirot
Life has a plan for each of us, we may not understand the whys on our journey but every event is meaningful nonetheless.
~ Ken Poirot
Control and manipulation are not love, the outcome is a life of imprisonment ultimately leading to deep-rooted feelings of resentment.
~ Ken Poirot
The nicest people I meet in life are those who work hard for everything they have, the meanest people I meet in life are those who have everything handed to them.
~ Ken Poirot
I feel the reason we are all here, our purpose of being, is to help others find their little piece of happiness and heaven right here on earth...
~ Ken Poirot
The Time (T) and Energy (E) we invest in others, people will take it and carry it with them.
~ Ken Poirot
We can't change yesterday, but we can change tomorrow...
~ Ken Poirot
Private prayers are the catalyst for public miracles.
~ 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