Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

Roses bloom whether you praise them or not.

If greatness was easy to attain, everyone’s name would be in history books.

Society in its boundless ignorance ridicules the caterpillar but praises the butterfly.

Your strength is your ticket to persistence.Your mind is your ticket to brilliance.Your heart is your ticket to excellence.Your soul is your ticket to transcendence.

From rocks come gold.From coal comes diamonds.From oysters come pearls.From caterpillars come butterflies.From adversity come the great.

Great men learn from their weaknesses,and learn to use their strengths.Ordinary men learn nothing from their weaknesses,and underuse their strengths.

In order to soar like an eagle one has to be bold like a lion.

Greatness in your body is strength.Greatness in your mind is wisdom.Greatness in your heart is faith.Greatness in your soul is love.Greatness in your life is God.

Think how the great think,do what the great do,live how the great live,and you will achieve what the great achieve.

Utilizing all of your mind is a step towards brilliance.Utilizing all of your heart is a step towards excellence.Utilizing all of your soul is a step towards nobleness.Utilizing all of your mind, heart, and soul is a step towards greatness.

When you achieve excellence,expect some to oppose you.When you achieve brilliance,expect several to resent you.When you achieve greatness,expect many to envy you.When you achieve transcendence,expect plenty to hate you.

Strength comes from ignoring your critics.Power comes from mastering your fears.Fortitude comes from wrestling your opponents.Superiority comes from overcoming your losses.Greatness comes from conquering your weaknesses.

The caterpillar they despise today is the butterfly they praise tomorrow.

Utilizing all of your mind is a step towards brilliance. Utilizing all of your heart is a step towards excellence.Utilizing all of your soul is a step towards nobleness. Utilizing all of your mind, heart, and soul is a step towards greatness.

Eagles fly alone, not because they are proud, but because they are not afraid of soaring above the clouds.

The greatest generals were once soldiers.The greatest priests were once laymen.The greatest teachers were once students.The greatest artists were once amateurs.The greatest masters were once apprentices.The greatest prophets were once disciples.The greatest champions were once underdogs.

The road to failure is wide.The road to mediocrity is smooth.The road to success is bumpy.The road to genius is narrow.The road to greatness is steep.

Great minds rise above problems.Great hearts rise above pain.Great souls rise above temptations.Great individuals rise above themselves and the world.

The shrewd hunt foxes,the strong hunt lions,but the mighty hunt elephants.

Staring at the mountain requires nothing.Climbing the mountain requires strength.Reaching the mountaintop requires perseverance.Staying at the mountaintop requires wisdom.Reaching for the stars requires everything.