A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars are born out of dark moments.
~ 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
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
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
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
Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Pursuing your dreams is the best way of insulating yourself from your nightmares.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Taking a step in the dark is braver than taking a leap in light.
~ 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
Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you run a hundred miles in your heart, you are ready to run a hundred miles on your feet.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Walking on water is safer than sailing in a leaking boat.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo