Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

You don’t have to swim when you know how to walk on water.

It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.

Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm.

It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.

You can blow out a candle, but you cannot blow out a star.

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

Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the universe.

Rain is just God weeping for Earth’s troubles.

When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.

You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.

Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.

Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.

If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.

Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.

Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.

If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.

Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.

To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.

If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.

Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.