Motivation Quotes Quotes

When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The only race you are guaranteed to win is the one you run alone.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Talk less. Do more. Fear less. Achieve more.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t strive to be superior to others, strive to be better than you were yesterday.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Dark times don't create stars, it is at night when what has always been in the star is revealed.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Think outside of the box. Work outside of the box. Dream outside of the box. Succeed outside of the box.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The first time you succeed it is chance, the second time it is luck, the third time it is skill, the fourth time it is talent, and the fifth time it is genius.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Symphonies begin with one note, fires with one flame, gardens with one flower, and masterpieces with one stroke.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower does not bloom for itself, but for the world; do likewise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Skill gives you legs to jog, talent gives you legs to run, brilliance gives you legs to sprint, but genius gives you wings to fly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom has a hundred eyes to see opportunities, courage has a hundred feet to seek opportunities, and strength has a hundred arms to seize opportunities.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Beautiful beginnings are often born from ugly endings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Seeds you plant today determine the harvest you reap tomorrow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Learn more than others. Work more than others. Succeed more than others. Give more than others.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Your mind is a gift. Your heart is a prize. Your soul is a blessing. Your life is a reward.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You were born to dream. You were born to strive. You were born to conquer. You were born to rise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t resent the sky for its storms, esteem it for its rainbows.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with your genius.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Diamonds are valuable because they are uncommon, sand is worthless because it is common, be yourself and you will be a diamond.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.”Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo