Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes - Page 7

Keep your eyes on your dreams, not on your haters.

Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you are intelligent, but marry the one who does both with you, and you are wise.

The intelligent are candles,the virtuous are torches,the wise are lamps,and the enlightened are stars.

Stumbling towards greatness is better than sprinting towards mediocrity.

You can blow out a candle, but you cannot blow out a star.

If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.

Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.

Fear can only be mastered outside of your comfort zone.

A foolish son has no advantage over an orphan.

As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.

Strength comes from ignoring your critics.Power comes from mastering your fears.Fortitude comes from wrestling your opponents.Superiority comes from overcoming your losses.Greatness comes from conquering your weaknesses.

If you invite a snake into your home,do not be surprised if it bites you.

Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God.

A tree’s nature does not change because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.

The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.

Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.

The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.

You become greater than what you conquer within.

Love is the weapon of the wise.

Only when the lion is out of sight can you raise your fist at him.