Life Quote Quotes

A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness.

Matshona Dhliwayo

I dreamt of you last night,vivid and consuming andgone as I woke upfaded from memory before I had the chanceto collect and recollectEven in my dreams you are ephemeraland just outside of reach- Fleeting

Keep negative people in your prayers, not in your life.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life.

If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.

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Harsh winters precede pleasant springs.

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Don’t expect success to fall from the sky if it didn't evaporate from the sweat of your hands.

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A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.

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Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.

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If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.

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Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.

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When you care about things, it ends up wearing you out.

A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.

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Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.

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When excellence comes in at the door, failure flies out the window.

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Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.

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Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.

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A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

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If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.

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Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.

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Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.

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Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.

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If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.

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You are as the sun; the world is your stage; even without an audience, shine.

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Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful.

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The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.

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When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.

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One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.

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Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.

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If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.

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

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Where the world only sees a seed, an optimist sees a tree.

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Never give a negative thought an inch or it will take a mile.

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When you count your blessings, count life twice.

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

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You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped.

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In a world full of pebbles dare to be a diamond.

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Life is like that...sometimes you have to peel off the bitterness in order to get to the part that is sweet.

If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.

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If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof on your head, and a dream in your heart, you have everything you need in life.

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Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.

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When life’s journey is wearisome, put on hope’s shoes.

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Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.

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

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One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

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As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.

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

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Let go of the past, even if it offers you Heaven; embrace the future, even if it offers you Hell.

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If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

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

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One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.

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The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.

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The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.

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

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The garden of your dreams is watered by the sweat of excellence.

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A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it.

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Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.

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Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those who do both are friends.

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