Be flexible like trees; when the wind blows bend, but do not break.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If a flower perseveres through concrete, you can persevere through anything.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars are born out of dark moments.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is easier to move mountains using God's hands.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Breaking through the glass ceiling is only possible if you are stronger than glass.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Walking on water requires feet of faith.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When your critics raise hell keep building your heaven.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The thorny path to greatness is better than the rosy path to mediocrity.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Believe in yourself, for the universe believes in you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
We only fall on our face to learn how to rise on our feet.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Turn your adversity into building blocks for the palace of your dreams.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot walk in a great man's shoes without getting sores on your feet.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Behind your darkest fears lie your brightest rewards.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
What you endured was a sign of what you would become.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Small steps of faith add up to great leaps of success.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
One who conquers fear conquers his greatest enemy.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Picking up the pieces of a shattered dream is better than having no pieces to pick up at all.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Use your tears to water the garden of your dreams.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Rise in your mind and you will rise in your world.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
One does not become strong lifting feathers.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Dancing in the rain is better than despairing in the storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
In our deepest valleys we are strengthened to climb our highest mountains.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
An egg's true value is only known when it is broken.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Scars are your greatest medals in life.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The best way to overcome your weaknesses is to turn them into strengths.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stumbling towards greatness is better than sprinting towards mediocrity.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo