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.
You cannot walk in a great man's shoes without getting sores on your feet.
Behind your darkest fears lie your brightest rewards.
What you endured was a sign of what you would become.
Small steps of faith add up to great leaps of success.
Picking up the pieces of a shattered dream is better than having no pieces to pick up at all.
Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.
Rise in your mind and you will rise in your world.
One does not become strong lifting feathers.
In our deepest valleys we are strengthened to climb our highest mountains.
An egg's true value is only known when it is broken.
Scars are your greatest medals in life.
The best way to overcome your weaknesses is to turn them into strengths.
Stumbling towards greatness is better than sprinting towards mediocrity.
Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow.
Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.
Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.
Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.
Shatter the limits in your mind and you shatter the limits in your life.
Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.
Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success.
Your brightest light will take you to your greatest heights.
Pursuing your dreams is the best way of insulating yourself from your nightmares.
Critics are loud, but success is louder.
A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.
Your darkest experiences often lead you to your brightest fortunes.
You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.
One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine.
Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.
A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.
A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.
A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.
Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success.
Heat makes things expand, that is why life sometimes throws us into a fiery furnace.
If you run a hundred miles in your heart, you are ready to run a hundred miles on your feet.
Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land.
Today’s caterpillars are tomorrow’s butterflies.
~ Matshona Dhilwayo
Future dreams distract you from present nightmares.
Your deepest valleys lead you to your highest mountaintops.