If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
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
A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You don’t command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t be afraid of criticism, the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird does not fly because of the wind around it, but because of the strength within it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo