Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be the calm in someone else’s storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Advice to my younger self:1 Start where you are with what you have2 Try not to hurt other people3 Take more chances4 If you fail, keep trying
~ Germany Kent
We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.
~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana
It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Diamonds are formed in pressure, that is why God allows you to go through difficult times.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The storm is an artist, the rainbow is its masterpiece.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
I am the bended, but not broken. I am the power of the thunderstorm. I am the beauty in the beast. I am the strength in weakness. I am the confidence in the midst of doubt. I am Her!
~ Kierra C.t. Banks
In storms look for rainbows, in sunshine prepare for storms.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars are born out of dark moments.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
What you endured was a sign of what you would become.
~ 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
Our most beautiful dreams are born from our most unpleasant nightmares.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
God will only push you off a cliff if He's going to give you wings to fly.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo