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Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower, no matter how beautiful, still has to grow in dirt.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you have a spark of genius, kindle it until it becomes a flame.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is the strongest, not the prettiest birds that conquer the sky.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is not your enemies that you need to conquer on the journey to greatness, but yourself.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Stars shine on us, but talent shines in us.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Invest in your dreams, not in your fears.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The greatest mountain anyone can conquer is fear.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird must rely on its own wings if it is to conquer the sky.

Matshona Dhliwayo

First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Expect success. Desire success. Attract success. Realize success.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you sing to one person as if you’re singing to a million, you will soon have an audience of a million.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Throw a warrior to the wolves and he’ll return a conqueror.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Your greatest obstacles usher you to your greatest rewards.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Dream up, and you will go up; dream down, and you will go down.

Matshona Dhliwayo

They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird does not fly because of the wind around it, but because of the strength within it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird is born knowing how to fly, but has to learn to conquer the skies.

Matshona Dhliwayo