Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

What others think of you doesn't matter as much as what you think of yourself.

It is in the stormiest skies that eagles find their true calling.

Private prayers are the catalyst for public miracles.

Bricks on your back are easier to carry than pebbles on your soul.

If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.

It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.

If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.

When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.

To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom.

Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.

Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.

Only what is below you tries to pull you down.

God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.

Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings.

If the past could be changed, it would not exist. If the future could be stopped, it would not survive. If the present could be avoided, it would not prevail.

Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.

Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.

Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.

The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.

In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.

Time is your acquaintance. Life is your friend. Death is your opponent. Eternity is your companion.

One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies.

If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment.

You don't command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails.