While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams, lions have little in common with sheep.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Change can be beautiful, butterflies are the greatest proof of this.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The universe sees your beauty, now see the beauty in others.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
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
Smile, just to infuriate those who envy you.
~ 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
Thoughts are powerful; before you were born, you were one.
~ 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
The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.
~ 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
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
Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Big obstacles shrink when you confront them, small obstacles expand when you dodge them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When excellence comes in at the door, failure flies out the window.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars do not pull each other down to be more visible, they shine brighter.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo