Top 500 Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes (2025 Update)
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401. “When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

402. “You climb mountains with your feet, but can only move them with your soul.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

403. “A flower will always grow in the direction of the sun because beauty recognises beauty.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

404. “A cactus is a desert’s rose.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

405. “Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

406. “Your true worth is determined by what you carry in your soul, not in your hands.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

407. “A seed, through patience, increases in value and becomes a tree.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

409. “Rising amateurs always intimidate falling masters.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

410. “Everyone gets knocked down, but only the strong get up.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

411. “Your thoughts influence you, your words move others, but it is your deeds that will change the world.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

412. “To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

413. “Don’t pluck a rose’s petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

414. “Never dim your light because others are too afraid to come out of the dark.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

415. “God will only push you off a cliff if He’s going to give you wings to fly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

416. “A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

417. “If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

418. “If you need money to be rich, you will always be poor.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

419. “The soul was the first temple; love was the first religion.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

420. “Intelligence helps you build a ship; wisdom helps you cross the ocean.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

421. “Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

422. “If the light within you is greater than the darkness around you, you are a star.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

423. “The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

424. “False love can be bought; true love is priceless.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

425. “The most irrelevant thing in your life is the opinion of your haters.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

426. “Love heals, even when you are angry; hate harms, even when you are happy.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

427. “The soul is a treasure chest; hidden inside of it are priceless jewels.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

429. “A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

430. “Don’t let people draw you into their darkness; pull them into your light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

431. “A fierce wolf is greater than a cowardly lion.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

432. “Wisdom moves hills, faith moves mountains, love moves the world, and together they move the universe.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

433. “Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

434. “The narrow path to wisdom is better than the wide road to ignorance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

435. “The universe is all around you, but its greater dimensions are within you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

436. “Don’t run with the crowd; fly with the stars.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

437. “Death offers you thorns, eternity offers you roses, and life offers you both.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

438. “Strength conquers some, might conquers many, power conquers numerous, but love conquers all.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

439. “A ship will never sink if God is on it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

440. “Work while they talk, strive while they mock, persevere while they jeer, succeed while they hate.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

441. “A sweet soul will take you further than a sweet tongue.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

442. “No poison can kill quicker than bitterness; no medicine can heal quicker than gratitude; and no remedy can cure you quicker than love.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

443. “You are rewarded by your good deeds, not by your noble intentions.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

444. “It is only in deep waters that a fish knows how strong it is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Matshona Dhliwayo

446. “Wisdom at the bottom of a well sees further than intelligence at the rooftop.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

447. “Don’t be afraid of criticism; the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

448. “A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

449. “Get high on love, not drugs.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

450. “A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo