Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.

A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.

What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.

Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech.

Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.

Once you show someone your true colors it is impossible to paint over them.

Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.

Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those who do both are friends.

No one can steal your happiness unless you give them the key to your heart's safe.

The greatest universe is not somewhere out there, but inside of yourself.

The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.

Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.

If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.

One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances.

The greatest gift life can give you today is the promise of tomorrow.

Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none.

If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.

If you want your inner light to shine brighter, illuminate someone else's.

Knowledge is the path, understanding is the way, wisdom is the highway, and enlightenment is the destination.

The cleanest feet in the universe are positive thoughts walking through your mind.

A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.

A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.

A virtuous spouse adds years to your life, a wise one adds decades, but a loving one adds an eternity to your life.

The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.