Skill Quotes Quotes

A lion's greater talents are revealed in the jungle, not in the circus.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The sky won’t shed tears if stars refuse to shine, it will wait for the sun.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Geniuses’ steps take you higher than talent’s leaps.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't judge a lion by its swimming abilities.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A spider is slow, but its web catches the fastest flies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A sharp stick is better than a blunt sword.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Failure is your best asset, complacency is your worst liability, and talent is your greatest capital.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Genius is talent set on fire.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Bend the rules only if you have learned them, break the rules only if you have mastered them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

How well you do something determines how well you will be rewarded by it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Show me your talents and I'll show you your net worth.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Weeds blend in, roses stand out.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Flawed genius is better than flawless talent.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The eagle only knows how high it can fly when it spreads its wings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The cream rises to the top, even if sour.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The Excellence Manifesto #1I pledge myself to patience.I pledge myself to boldness.I pledge myself to kindness.I pledge myself to prudence.I pledge myself to cheerfulness.I pledge myself to genuineness.I pledge myself to goodness.I commit to skilfulness.I commit to diligence.I commit to resourcefulness.I commit to excellence.I commit to perseverance.I commit to brilliance.I commit to transcendence.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Skill is the bridge between success and great success.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Dance to the beat of your own drum, whether the world likes your rhythmic movements or not.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Works from the soul transcend works from the mind.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

As a bird with beautiful feathers is the target of hunters, so the gifted are targets of the envious.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The spirit of excellence exorcises the demon of mediocrity.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Birds do not attend music school, but compose timeless masterpieces.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The human mind has a tendency to observe unsystematic events and assign a pattern to the results. A habitual risk-taker reorganizes the stream of random events and retrospectively attributes the outcome of indiscriminate trials to their own gambling “strategies.” We often hear people say that they are lucky or unlucky, when in actuality they can claim no ownership in the occurrence of chaotic outcomes. A false sense of the existence of luck can cause people to discount the value of their actual effort, skill, and training.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster