Quotes by Philosophers - Page 340

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
Never stop dreaming, wake up and chase your dreams.
Gift Gugu Mona
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
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way
Henry David Thoreau
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
Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart.Pride has a great spirit, but no soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Only what is below you tries to pull you down.
Matshona Dhliwayo
God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Light on its worst day will conquer darkness on its best day.
Matshona Dhliwayo
What you conquer in your soul you conquer in your world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want to know a person’s true character, observe how he treats those who don’t matter.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you can’t move a mountain by faith, move it by carrying away stone by stone.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A star is not afraid of darkness, for its light comes from within.
Matshona Dhliwayo
In light, there is no darkness; and in darkness, there is no light.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sun stands out not because it merely shines, but because it shines on everyone.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Prayer is the best way to hug those who are far away.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You were not born to impress the world, but to impress the universe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You haven't learned anything until you learn to learn everything.
Ben Wood Johnson
Stars give so much to the world without demanding payment. Be likewise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.
Matshona Dhliwayo