Life Lessons Quotes Quotes

We only fall on our face to learn how to rise on our feet.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

What you endured was a sign of what you would become.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Use your tears to water the garden of your dreams.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The best way to look back at life fondly is to meet it - and those along your journey - warmly, kindly and mindfully

~ Rasheed Ogunlaru

Scars are your greatest medals in life.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Define yourself, you have the monopoly on your life’s dictionary.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't settle for a star when you can have the whole sky.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

An ambitious amateur will rise above a complacent master.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You become what you think, not what others think of you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Life is a stage: perform your masterpiece.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Holding onto your dreams is better than holding onto your nightmares.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Shatter the limits in your mind and you shatter the limits in your life.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't hurt other people on the name of respecting your family, they may be wrong sometimes. Learn to listen, understand & respect everyone.

~ Ridhdhesh Jivawala

Remember, there are people who care for us: there are some who grow food for us, some who cook for us, some who take our trash out, some who keep us safe, some who call us late at night when it’s been a tough day and some who are right by our side the next morning when we are sick, some who smile at us, some who hold the door for us, some who compliment us, who back us, who pray for us. And, they can be friends and family and mentors and relatives and sometimes, in fact, most of the times, even perfect strangers. Let’s be grateful to each one of them, let’s be grateful to all those around us.

~ Sharad Vivek Sagar

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

Joy always follows on the heels of pain. If a person escapes a mindset that current events represent an ongoing tragedy, they will encounter and comprehend all the beauty that surrounds them. We find bliss by living alertly and unequivocally accepting whatever is occurring in the present moment. If a person realizes that the present moment is all that matters, they will gain an inner stillness and appreciate the beauty and joy of each day.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Pebbles that bring you joy are better than diamonds that bring you sorrow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those who love you, and generous to those who adore you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignorance shuts the mind’s door tight, wisdom swings it wide open.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The mind speaks, though it does not have lips.The heart moves, though it does not have feet.The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo