We are all born stars, but some refuse to shine and others make it their life’s mission to glow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Looking up at the stars only proves you admire them, but shining your light proves you are like them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Light does not have to beg darkness to shine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The sun and stars never apologize for shinning, neither should you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star is not afraid of darkness, for its light comes from within.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star doesn’t need words to tell the world what it does, it just shines.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Shine your light at all times, you never know who you are leading out of the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You were born to shine, don’t ever let anyone steal your light.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life, when you empower others.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want your inner light to shine brighter, illuminate someone else’s.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is easier for stars to shine in darkness, that is why dark times come into your life.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
In a world full of pebbles dare to be a diamond.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be selfless like a burning candle, giving of yourself to others even if it consumes you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star doesn’t have to announce its arrival, it just shows up and shines.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be noble like the sun, let even those who resent you for shinning benefit from your warmth.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You are as the sun; the world is your stage; even without an audience, shine.
~ 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 beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars don’t beg the world for attention, their beauty forces us to look up.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo