Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

2. A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms.

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

4. A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.

5. A star does not compete with other stars around it; it just shines.

6. An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile.

7. An archer must never blame a target for missing it.

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

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

10. Be noble like the sun; let even those who resent you for shinning benefit from your warmth.

11. Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.

12. Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them.

13. Dance to the beat of your own drum; whether the world likes your rhythmic movements or not.

14. Death offers you thorns, eternity offers you roses, and life offers you both.

15. Enemies stab you in the back, true friends jab you in the front.

16. Faith is stronger than a stone. Joy is taller than a mountain. Love is wider than an ocean.

17. False friends can be bought, but true friendship is priceless.

18. God gave birth to the universe.The universe gave birth to the cosmos.The cosmos gave birth to the world.The world gave birth to nature.Nature gave birth to life.Life gave birth to mankind.Mankind gave birth to humanity.

19. Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons to laugh, and love gives you billion reasons to rejoice.

20. I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle.

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

22. If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.

23. If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.

24. If you base your worth on other people's opinion of you, you will be worth little or nothing by the time you encounter your first critic.

25. If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.

26. If you know who you are, no one can convince you to be who you are not.

27. 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.

28. If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.

29. Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.

30. It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.