Top 500 Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes (2026 Update)
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201. “Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

202. “The most important person you meet in life is your higher self.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

203. “The sun does not rise to earn praise; it just shines, and the whole world pays homage.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

204. “If you keep a rock from pressure, you keep it from becoming a diamond.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

205. “A humble student is better than a proud teacher.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

206. “Love pouring out of you is evidence of God pouring into you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

207. “I don’t wait for luck, I make my own.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

208. “When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

209. “Truth is a gift. Knowledge is a prize. Wisdom is a blessing. Enlightenment is the reward.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

210. “Drop by drop even the widest ocean can be filled.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

211. “I would rather die free than live in bondage.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

212. “It is a bird’s imagination, not its wings, that determines how high it can fly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

213. “Pain is the greatest catalyst of power.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

214. “Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

215. “Love in your heart is better than gold in your hands.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

216. “Great things take time; that is why seeds persevere through rocks and dirt to bloom.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

217. “Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

218. “Intelligence is of the mind, understanding is of the heart, wisdom is of the soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

219. “Intelligence is a seed, understanding is the stem, insight is the branches, and wisdom is the fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

220. “Moving rocks today strengthens you for moving mountains tomorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

221. “It is better to chase your dreams than to give in to your nightmares.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

222. “Courage sees a seed, hope sees a tree, and faith sees a forest.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

223. “Critics are loud, but success is louder.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

224. “A lion never loses sleep over a sheep’s sentiments.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

225. “Warriors suffer for their dreams. Cowards pay for their fears.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

226. “If you don’t take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

227. “Where the world sees an ugly duckling, the universe sees a beautiful swan.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

228. “Compete with yourself until the only one left to compete with is yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

229. “If you fish and catch nothing, you have still caught a lesson.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

230. “Believe in yourself because no one else will believe in you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

231. “Never let your strengths blind you to your weaknesses. Never let your weakness blind you to your strengths.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

232. “Knowledge, teach. Wisdom, acquire. Understanding, share. Love, spread.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

233. “Effort sown today results in success reaped tomorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

234. “Great fish do not drown in small rivers.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

235. “No distance can truly separate you from yourself.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

236. “Whether your cup is half-full or half-empty, remind yourself there are others without one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

237. “Learning hurts momentarily, but ignorance hurts forever.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

238. “Lose ignorance, find truth. Resist hate, embrace love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

240. “If you listen to critics for too long, you will become deaf to success.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

241. “Help from a stranger is better than sympathy from a relative.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

242. “Be gracious like a tree; give shade even to those whose only desire is to cut you down.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

243. “Light is the eternal master of darkness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

244. “Flawed genius is better than flawless talent.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

245. “You don’t have to push yourself to the limit if you have none.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

246. “Believe in yourself, not in your critics.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

247. “A beautiful mind is greater than a deceitful soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

248. “The most expensive gift you can give to anyone is your kind heart and loving soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

249. “Wisdom from a stranger is better than ignorance from a friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

250. “The easiest way to remember your future wife’s birthday is to marry her on Super Bowl Sunday.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo