Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 52

A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be the calm in someone else’s storm.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.
Matshona Dhliwayo
In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.
Matshona Dhliwayo
In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and don’t weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born.
Matshona Dhliwayo
No matter how low the sun sets, the time is coming when it will surely rise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Joy gives you strength.Hope gives you fortitude.Faith gives you courage.Love gives you power.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion to one’s love.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.
Matshona Dhliwayo
In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the universe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Rain is just God weeping for Earth’s troubles.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You can blow out a candle, but you cannot blow out a star.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left behind the most happy memories.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You don’t have to swim when you know how to walk on water.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the past could be changed, it would not exist. If the future could be stopped, it would not survive. If the present could be avoided, it would not prevail.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit lives on.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When you look into the mirror, you can’t even see your heart; but when God looks at your shadow, He sees your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.
Matshona Dhliwayo