Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

If you have never reached rock bottom, you have never attended the school of greatness.

When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.

The only race you are guaranteed to win is the one you run alone.

When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.

Genius is in you, but like a seed, you determine whether it dies or grows.

Don't try to silence other people's genius because you're too deaf to hear your own.

Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.

The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.

Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius to elevate the world.

You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome.

Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.

Wisdom has a hundred eyes to see opportunities, courage has a hundred feet to seek opportunities, and strength has a hundred arms to seize opportunities.

A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.

Beautiful beginnings are often born from ugly endings.

Seeds you plant today determine the harvest you reap tomorrow.

In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.

If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion.

Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.

Your mind is a gift. Your heart is a prize. Your soul is a blessing. Your life is a reward.

You were born to dream. You were born to strive. You were born to conquer. You were born to rise.

Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier.

The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.

Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure.