The thorny path to greatness is better than the rosy path to mediocrity.
~ 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
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
Picking up the pieces of a shattered dream is better than having no pieces to pick up at all.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Rise in your mind and you will rise in your world.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
One does not become strong lifting feathers.
~ 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
Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Shatter the limits in your mind and you shatter the limits in your life.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your brightest light will take you to your greatest heights.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Pursuing your dreams is the best way of insulating yourself from your nightmares.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Critics are loud, but success is louder.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your darkest experiences often lead you to your brightest fortunes.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Grace abounds for everyday life.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Heat makes things expand, that is why life sometimes throws us into a fiery furnace.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you run a hundred miles in your heart, you are ready to run a hundred miles on your feet.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo