Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.

Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence.

Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself.

An archer must never blame a target for missing it.

The worm's bad luck is the bird's good fortune.

If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.

Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns.

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

One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.

Today's seeds are tomorrow's harvests.

Have the mind of a swam, the heart of a lion, the tongue of a serpent, the flair of a swam, and the soul of a dove.

Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them.

If you have a spark of genius, kindle it until it becomes a flame.

Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.

Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble.

You become the master of what you master.

When destiny is calling even the deaf can hear him.

A golden opportunity may turn into silver if you wait too long to take advantage of it.

Confident sheep overcome insecure wolves.

Some birds learn how to fly only after falling off of a cliff.

The lonely road to greatness is better than the crowded road to mediocrity.

Use your tears to water the garden of your dreams.

One does not become strong lifting feathers.