Quotes by Philosophers - Page 17

Excellence in obscurity is better than mediocrity in the spotlight.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The dark skies of despair are no match for the bright skies of hope.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When you are at your lowest God is getting ready to take you to your highest.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Excellence is the key that opens successes' door.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Believe in yourself, not in your critics.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You will never reach the stars without courage to lose sight of the ground.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Quiet birds rob the universe of beautiful symphonies.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars are born out of dark moments.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Building castles in the air is only wise if you build a ladder to reach them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Turkeys can run with eagles but cannot fly with them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you water your dreams with excellence, success will grow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Shatter your fears and you will shatter records.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Storms pass by on their way to get all the colors needed to paint your rainbow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Live for your dreams, not your memories.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Harsh winters precede pleasant springs.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Blow by blow a giant is knocked down.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t expect success to fall from the sky if it didn't evaporate from the sweat of your hands.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Count your smiles, not your frowns.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your talent is a seed; cultivate it, and in no time, you will harvest success.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A star on its worst day shines brighter than the moon on its best day.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.
Matshona Dhliwayo
They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars shine on us, but talent shines in us.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Invest in your dreams, not in your fears.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Darkness is an uncomfortable place, but that is where stars are made.
Matshona Dhliwayo
People don't care about being duped as long as they're happy, which is the shortest form of happiness; hence 'self-duprication' becomes a habit.
Criss Jami
The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth.
Criss Jami
Lingering, bottled-up anger never reveals the 'true colors' of an individual. It, on the contrary, becomes all mixed up, rotten, confused, forms a highly combustible, chemical compound then explodes as something foreign, something very different than one's natural self.
Criss Jami
The wound made by hurting with fire will heal but the wound created by harsh words uttered using out tongue leaves an indelible scar.
Thiruvalluvar
O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.
Augustine of Hippo
I wouldn't think that God is quite as much concerned with whether or not one actually sins as He is with whether or not in one's heart one genuinely wants to turn from sin; and therefore, continues working passionately with Him in doing so. It is not some pleasure of God's, as some might imagine, to stand around critiquing, arms crossed, holding a whip. I suppose that when someone weeps over their sins, He extends His hands; He wants them to lift their head and embrace Him and the mercy He's willing to show. But when someone is proud of their sins, He delivers His justice swiftly and righteously. Sin does not intimidate God - although He takes it very seriously - it does no real harm to Him whatsoever, only to the sinner and to other people: and He loves people.
Criss Jami
Many smiling faces hide a bleeding heart
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Play with the emotions, play with the heart and the animal will surrender to yo
Bangambiki Habyarimana
If you want people to believe you, appeal to their hearts not to their brains
Bangambiki Habyarimana
A willing heart will believe anything and die for anything
Bangambiki Habyarimana
I used to say why save money if I'll die tomorrow, I haven’t died yet and I have nothing to survive on
Bangambiki Habyarimana
*Prostitution* is a euphemism for rape incidents that the victim and the economy profits from.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana