Top 500 Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Truth is like a seed; no matter how deep you bury it, it will rise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

52. “The world before your eyes is finite, the universe inside your soul is infinite.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

53. “Learn from seeds; they don’t die when you throw dirt at them; they grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

54. “Your soul is your paintbrush, your world is your canvass, your life is your masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

55. “The higher your ego rises the lower your soul descends.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

56. “To see truth, you sometimes have to open your spiritual eyes. To hear truth, you sometimes have to open your spiritual ears. To understand truth, you sometimes have to open your spiritual mind. To embrace truth, you sometimes have to open your spiritual heart. To live truth, you always have to open your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

57. “Never underestimate a warrior; the lion in him may be sleeping, but that does not mean he’s dead.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

58. “Focus on your dreams, not on your critics.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

59. “On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

60. “Intelligence is a gift. Understanding is a prize. Wisdom is a blessing. Enlightenment is your reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

61. “Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

62. “You are what you wear, therefore wear what you are.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

63. “Knowing your strengths is intelligence; knowing your weaknesses is wisdom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

64. “Don’t limit yourself by limiting your imagination.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

65. “You can win a game before it begins.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

66. “Unleash your creativity and the universe will unleash its rewards.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

67. “When excellence becomes a habit, success becomes a lifestyle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

68. “The distance between your mind and reality is perception.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

69. “Your mind is a ship; it can sail across the universe as long as you don’t allow negative thoughts to sink it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

70. “Lies spread quicker than truth because they have longer legs.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

71. “The distance between two minds is understanding, between two hearts is trust, and between two souls is love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

72. “Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

73. “What you gain from hope is always greater than what you lose to fear.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

74. “Never fixate on what is going wrong, always focus on what is going right.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

75. “Knowledge is an eternal student, wisdom is a timeless master.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

76. “Pain is a better teacher than pleasure.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

77. “A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

78. “Bricks on your back are easier to carry than pebbles on your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

79. “Beautiful souls are shaped by ugly experiences.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

80. “To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

81. “Be flexible like trees; when life’s winds blow bend, but do not break.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

82. “A snake in the grass is deadlier than a lion in a tree.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

83. “If you are good, people will criticize you. If you are bad, people will criticize you. If you are both good and bad, people will still criticize you. Therefore, don’t waste your life trying to please anyone.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

84. “The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

85. “Enemies stab you in the back, true friends jab you in the front.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

86. “No one can stop you from shinning if you are standing in your own light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

87. “A rose in a desert can only survive on its strength, not its beauty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

88. “You are no richer than what you carry in your mind, no stronger than what you hold in your heart, and no purer than what you harbor in your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

89. “Fake friends smile when you’re down. True friends celebrate when you’re up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

90. “The lonely road to greatness is better than the crowded road to mediocrity.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

91. “If you can see what others cannot see, you can do what others cannot do.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

92. “Truth is stronger than opinion. Fact is stronger than assumption. Reality is stronger than perspective. Fate is stronger than chance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

93. “Understanding is the bridge between two minds; love is the bridge between two souls.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

94. “The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

96. “A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

97. “When dealing with two faced people, it is difficult to know which face is uglier, the real one or the manufactured one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

98. “Never hang your dirty laundry in public, the wind might blow it everywhere.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

99. “An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

100. “The world’s greatest classroom has no walls: nature.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo