Top 500 Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “Money is a god whose religion is greed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

104. “Spread love to the north, kindness to the south, compassion to the east, and goodness to the west. Spread love throughout the whole world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

113. “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

114. “Picking up the pieces of a shattered dream is better than having no pieces to pick up at all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

115. “Beautiful trees still rise from ugly seeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

117. “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

118. “It is better to look forward to summer than to curse winter.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

120. “Running away from someone you love is a race you will never win.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

121. “The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

123. “An eagle earns its honor from the storms it endures.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

126. “The storm is what they threw at me, the hurricane is what I became.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

128. “Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

129. “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

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

131. “Be like a rose; no matter how many thorns you encounter in life, bloom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

134. “Just because everyone is behaving like a clown, it doesn’t mean you have to join the circus.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

135. “The love of money is the root of all evil; the love of people is the root of all good.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

136. “Where there is beauty within there is beauty without.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

137. “It is the roots which give a tree strength, not its branches.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

139. “Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

140. “Once you show someone your true colors it is impossible to paint over them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

141. “When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

142. “Cherish every minute. Treasure every hour. Make each day count.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

143. “In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

144. “Listen to your mind; it thinks. Hear your heart; it speaks. Hearken to your soul; it knows.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

145. “A small tree with strong roots will outlive a big tree with weak ones.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

146. “Wisdom has the most beautiful mind, joy has the most beautiful heart, and love has the most beautiful soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

147. “Don’t be afraid of being alone; a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

148. “The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

149. “Knowledge is silver, but true wisdom is gold.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

150. “The distance between your mind and your heart is your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo