Challenges Quotes - Page 14

Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.

Matshona Dhliwayo

As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When the sails are strong a ship has no reason to fear turbulence.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.

Matshona Dhliwayo

One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You don’t command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed.

Matshona Dhliwayo

To achieve success, ignore doubt; fame, ignore haters; greatness, ignore fear; and immortality, ignore hardship.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If the road to your dreams is full of potholes, take the highway.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Seeds, not doubting their potential, rise and become forests.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When perplexed, God appears to you in the form of wisdom; when troubled, in the form of peace; when sad, in the form of joy; when heartbroken, in the form of love.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.

Matshona Dhliwayo

As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.

Matshona Dhliwayo

I love my story. Sure it's been difficult, but it's the story that got me here, the reason I am who I am.

Izey Victoria Odiase

The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.

Matshona Dhliwayo

No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.

Matshona Dhliwayo

No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You’re destined for greatness,” Life said. “But first, I’m going to make you cry.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Enough pain will keep you humble.Enough grief will keep you compassionate.Enough trouble will keep you strong.Enough hardship will keep you grateful.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Life is not judged just by the heart beats, but by the way you accept and overcome the challenges of life.

Amit Ray

Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.

Matshona Dhliwayo

At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't complain if your're facing hard moments in life. Challenge yourself to face it, challenge yourself to beat it.

Stop blaming racism, politics, bullies, your crappy parents, your ex-wife, your lack of friends or anything else for your problems. Sometimes, I think our “problems” are really just opportunities to test our metal. We look at them as holes that we fall into, when really, they are the CHANCE to prove to ourselves and those around us just what kind of men we are!

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