Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes Quotes

The world would have no rainbows if the sky had not storms.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A single candle has the power to light up a room, a single star has the power to light up the sky, and a single soul has the power to light up the world.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower must bloom inside first before revealing its beauty to the world.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Looking up at the stars only proves you admire them, but shining your light proves you are like them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Light does not have to beg darkness to shine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When I was poor, I was rich because I was happy; when I was wealthy, I was poor because I was sad.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

As the sky is too big for two stars to clash, the world is big enough for all of us to shine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is impossible for darkness to reign in the presence of a star.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Stars give so much to the world without demanding payment. Be likewise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The sun and stars never apologize for shinning, neither should you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You were not born to impress the world, but to impress the universe.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Prayer is the best way to hug those who are far away.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The universe does not shed tears when a star falls from the sky, it gives birth to another one.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The sun stands out not because it merely shines, but because it shines on everyone.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A star is not afraid of darkness, for its light comes from within.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

In light, there is no darkness; and in darkness, there is no light.

~ 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

If you want to know a person’s true character, observe how he treats those who don’t matter.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you can’t move a mountain by faith, move it by carrying away stone by stone.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Light on its worst day will conquer darkness on its best day.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

What you conquer in your soul you conquer in your world.

~ 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

A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart.Pride has a great spirit, but no soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Only what is below you tries to pull you down.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Stars don’t need words to be heard, their beauty speaks for them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit lives on.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When you look into the mirror, you can’t even see your heart; but when God looks at your shadow, He sees your soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The sun consumes even itself to give light to a dark world, do likewise.

~ 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 rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo