Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.

Whether the glass is half empty or half full, you have the power to fill it up.

There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.

Be the sun in someone's dark sky.

Life is the song you dance to when reality sings.

Before you wear a crown of gold, life sometimes makes you wear a crown of thorns.

Don't be too busy growing old that you forget to grow up.

In life, those with heart certainly outdo those with 'smart'.

At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow.

When dealing with two faced people, it is difficult to know which face is uglier, the real one or the manufactured one.

The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left the most happy memories.

The distance between two minds is understanding.

In calm waters you still find sharks.

Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.

Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, cherish God.

Leave beauty marks in the lives of those you meet, not scars.

If death blew a trumpet each time he was coming, there would be no one to greet him on arrival.

Expand your mind. Nurture your heart. Develop your body. Cultivate your soul.

Your mind is a weapon. Your heart is an asset. Your soul is a treasure. Your life is a jewel.

Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth.

Forgive those who hurt you yesterday.Reward those who help you today.Remember those who help you tomorrow.

Let them judge you, but remain virtuous.Let them criticize you, but remain wise.Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let them hate you, but remain exceptional.

It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.

Your feet may be small, but travel much. Your hands may be little, but conquer much. Your eyes may be tiny, but perceive much. Your ears may be modest, but heed much.