Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes Quotes

A diamond will never tell you how valuable it is; if you don't already know, you are not worthy of it.

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The greatest gift you can open is your heart to someone in need.

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Pride destroys a man quicker than ignorance.

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Tomorrow belongs to those who learn today.

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A book is a garden, only its flowers are ideas.

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Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong.

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The mind does not need four walls to make you its prisoner.

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Envy is admiration laced with resentment.

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The heart’s will is greater than the hand’s strength.

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If you try to hide a star behind a dark veil, it will still shine through it.

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To be a good leader, win minds; to be a great leader, win heart’s; and to be an extraordinary leader, win souls.

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The shrewd, like chameleons, embrace change by using it to their advantage.

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The prettiest flower still had to struggle to surface.

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Calm yourself and you calm your storm.

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Alone a candle can only light a room, but in thousands they can even light a city.

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The ordinary think inside of the box, the extraordinary think outside of the box, but genius thinks inside, outside, below and above the box.

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I have the soul of a white man, the soul of a black man, the soul of an Asian man; the soul of every man.

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You don’t have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow.

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A book is a small library you can fit into your pocket.

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Not all slaves are poor, and not all free men are rich.

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It is easier to kill a million armed men than a single unarmed idea.

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The spirit of excellence exorcises the demon of mediocrity.

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There is no greater beast than envy, no greater thief than fear, no greater enemy than greed, no greater predator than wrath, and no greater poison than bitterness.

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Work keeps us occupied. Faith keeps us fortified. Hope keeps us gratified. Love keeps us satisfied.

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Wealth is a small blessing, health is a great asset, happiness is an extraordinary treasure, and life is a remarkable reward.

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You cannot lead an enemy to Heaven, but you can lead a friend even to Hell.

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One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine.

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It is in the darkest hour that a star reveals its brightest light.

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Life kept throwing me storms, but I kept finding rainbows.

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It is in the stormiest skies that eagles find their true calling.

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Birds do not attend music school, but compose timeless masterpieces.

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Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.

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Don't wound someone's eye trying to remove the twig from it.

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If a ship is strong, the ocean's tides do not trouble it.

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What you conquer in your youth is your trophy in adulthood.

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A storm is never quiet because it is always calling out to the rainbow.

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Storms come to teach trees and plants how to dance in the wind.

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When the blind lead the blind the world is full of casualties.

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Light is a masterpiece, but is of little value if you are blind.

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What others think of you doesn't matter as much as what you think of yourself.

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One who sharpens his sword before sharpening his mind has already been conquered by ignorance.

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Ignorance is the greatest slave master in the universe.

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When God pushes you off a cliff, it is your faith He wants you to use as wings.

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A rainbow is a storm's masterpiece.

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I have come to hide you,” darkness told the star. “I'm too bright,” the defiant star replied.

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A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth.

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A pearl never loses its value, not even when covered with dirt.

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You can switch off all the lights, but that won't stop the sun from rising.

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A dog barks, but a lion strikes.

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When intelligence shuts a door, wisdom opens a window.

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Happiness does not come from having much, but from being content, even when you have little.

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Turbulence means nothing if God is the pilot.

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Any seed that is planted by God bears fruit even before it touches the ground.

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If you are willing to kill for your beliefs, you are a murderer; if you are willing to die for your beliefs, you are a martyr.

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Justice is blind, but judges have eyes.

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If our eyes could see everything, every man would see his own faults.

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Do not hold grudges against those who try to keep you down; the higher you go, the smaller they become. Do not trust those who try to push you down once you are up;the more envious they are, the more dangerous they become.

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If you want to rise, drop everyone that is weighing you down.

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If you feed a child, you strengthen him for a day; if you educate him, you strengthen him for a lifetime.

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My words are my thesis, my actions are my dissertation, and my life is my philosophy.

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