Overcoming Adversity Quotes Quotes

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t be afraid of criticism, the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The storm is an artist, the rainbow is its masterpiece.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.

~ 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

The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.

~ 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

Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Is your life story the truth? Yes, the chronological events are true. Is it the whole truth? No, you see and judge it through your conditioned eyes and mind - not of all involved - nor do you see the entire overview. Is it nothing but the truth? No, you select, share, delete, distort, subtract, assume and add what you want, need and choose to.

~ Rasheed Ogunlaru

Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A butterfly is a caterpillar who never gave up on his dream to fly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t aim to break the glass ceiling, aim to shatter it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Gravity is no match against one who is determined to reach the stars.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion will only retreat if you stare it in the eyes; likewise, so will fear.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you are going through hell, keep walking until you reach heaven.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo