Quotes from Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it.

The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.

Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.

The tallest trees sometimes grow from the smallest seeds.

You can paint the whole sky black, but that won't keep stars from shinning.

The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.

Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.

One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.

A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.

A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.

The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be.

The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life's winds blow against you.

Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I'm ready for you. Dear future, I'm coming for you.

Skill follows the rules, talent breaks the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules.

Don't climb a mountain to look down on people below, but to get a clearer view of the stars above.

A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.

If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar.

If you have a dream no one else can see, a reward awaits you that no one else can have.

When life's journey is wearisome, put on hope's shoes.

It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.

Seeds, not doubting their potential, rise and become forests.

If you shake a tree, fruit must fall, no matter how reluctant it is.

You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped.

Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.