To achieve success, ignore doubt; fame, ignore haters; greatness, ignore fear; and immortality, ignore hardship.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If the road to your dreams is full of potholes, take the highway.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star doesn’t have to announce its arrival, it just shows up and shines.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Respect your haters, they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Make your own luck, and then share it with others.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Seeds are proof that God sometimes packages miracles in small things.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Tigers cannot afford to care about what sheep think.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Dream to reach the stars, awaken to reach the edge of the universe.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When you look up and don’t see the stars, the universe may have cleared the sky for you to replace them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams, lions have little in common with sheep.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t be afraid of being alone, a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A star would lose its value if it tried to be something else, just be yourself.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo