Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away.

A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.

In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.

Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.

You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it.

A bear does not change its nature because it shed its fur.

Roses do not take beauty advice from weeds.

You don't have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow.

Be as humble as Moses, as patient as Job, and as virtuous as Daniel.

Love sees more with its eyes closed than hate with its eyes open.

Raise your thoughts, not your fists.

Calm yourself and you calm your storm.

The greatest prison in the universe is an ignorant mind.

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.

My words are my thesis, my actions are my dissertation, and my life is my philosophy.

Looking on the bright side of life is better than looking on the dark side of despair.

When God pushes you off a cliff, it is your faith He wants you to use as wings.

Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.

When turbulence hits your sails remind yourself it is an opportunity to get to the shore quicker.

To realize your greatest strengths, you must first overcome your greatest weaknesses.

Darkness is an uncomfortable place, but that is where stars are made.

Be who your enemies dread you'll become.