Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

A single candle has the power to light up a room, a single star has the power to light up the sky, and a single soul has the power to light up the world.

A flower must bloom inside first before revealing its beauty to the world.

Looking up at the stars only proves you admire them, but shining your light proves you are like them.

Light does not have to beg darkness to shine.

As the sky is too big for two stars to clash, the world is big enough for all of us to shine.

It is impossible for darkness to reign in the presence of a star.

Stars give so much to the world without demanding payment. Be likewise.

Prayer is the best way to hug those who are far away.

If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish.

If you can't move a mountain by faith, move it by carrying away stone by stone.

Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm.

You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.

Rain is just God weeping for Earth's troubles.

In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.

Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.

The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.

When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born.

Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.

You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.

Joy gives you strength.Hope gives you fortitude.Faith gives you courage.Love gives you power.

You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish.

Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.

When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.

A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt.