Quotes by Philosophers - Page 137

The greater your destiny the greater your troubles.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You don't have to reach for greatness if it is already in you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Fear is the first and last obstacle on your path to greatness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Greatness is not measured by what you have, but by what you give.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Cowards drown in a pond. The extraordinary flourish in the middle of the ocean.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The caterpillar they despise today is the butterfly they praise tomorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Eagles fly alone, not because they are proud, but because they are not afraid of soaring above the clouds.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Great minds rise above problems.Great hearts rise above pain.Great souls rise above temptations.Great individuals rise above themselves and the world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The shrewd hunt foxes,the strong hunt lions,but the mighty hunt elephants.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Doing what others have done is skill.Dong what few have done is talent.Doing what none have done is genius.Going where others have gone is competence.Going where few have gone is excellence.Going where none have gone is transcendence.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When you use your mind to its highest potential,people will respect you.When you use your heart to its highest potential,people will praise you.When you use your soul to its highest potential,people will honor you.When you use your life to its highest potential,people will immortalize you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater the wisdom,the greater the mind.The greater the courage,the greater the heart.The greater the love,the greater the soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Harness your mind’s powerand you can reach the mountaintop.Harness your heart’s powerand you can reach the stars.Harness your soul’s powerand you can reach the edge of the universe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest mountain is still made of grains of sand.
Matshona Dhliwayo
With the faith of a child and the wisdom of an old man one can achieve great things.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Great fish do not swim in small rivers.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The great, like plants, do not curse storms for they are nourished by them.
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Great souls carry great burdens.
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When an eagle spreads its wings to fly, even the swan is envious.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Inspire greatness in others and it will be easier to inspire greatness in yourself.
Matshona Dhliwayo
As stars cannot help but sparkle, the great cannot help but shine.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The great are like a rubber ball; the harder they hit the ground, the higher they rise.
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The great, like stars, are not afraid of dark times for that is when they shine the brightest.
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Your greatest acts result from your greatest love.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The great take steps to success, the extraordinary take leaps to success, and the remarkable take flight to success.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Fear is the greatest predator you encounter on your journey to greatness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A tuna can only boast in a pond, but a whale can boast even in the ocean.
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Roses bloom whether you praise them or not.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If greatness was easy to attain, everyone’s name would be in history books.
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Society in its boundless ignorance ridicules the caterpillar but praises the butterfly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
From rocks come gold.From coal comes diamonds.From oysters come pearls.From caterpillars come butterflies.From adversity come the great.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Great men learn from their weaknesses,and learn to use their strengths.Ordinary men learn nothing from their weaknesses,and underuse their strengths.
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In order to soar like an eagle one has to be bold like a lion.
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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.
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Think how the great think,do what the great do,live how the great live,and you will achieve what the great achieve.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A star will shine in the midst of darkness.A flower will bloom in the midst of dirt.A camel will flourish in the midst of doubt.A diamond will form in the midst of pressure.A champion will rise in the midst of hardship.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A man's rivals tell you how great he is.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Throw a champion into the ocean, and he’ll swim.Throw a champion into the pit, and he’ll climb.Throw him off a cliff, and he’ll grow wings.Throw him into a furnace, and he’ll become gold.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The student asked the master,“Teacher, what should I do to become great?”the master replied:Succeed where others have failed.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When you look at extraordinary people look for scars.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Anyone can look up at a mountain, but not everyone can look down from it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The journey to greatness is a marathon, not a hundred meter dash.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The strong overcome several trials.The determined overcome numerous trials.The resilient overcome many trials.The extraordinary overcome countless trials.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The strength to move forward when others stop, to keep going when others turn back, is the key to unlocking your greatest potential.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Few great things are achieved effortlessly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To go where no man has gone before, follow the steps of Jesus.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wolves travel in packs, not in herds.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Greatness awaits those who can rise from their greatest failures.
Matshona Dhliwayo
He who strives for excellence strives for greatness.
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Those who envy you inadvertently admit to being inferior to you.
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Be your own hero.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Ordinary people are products of their environment. Extraordinary people make their environments products of them.
Matshona Dhliwayo