Matshona Dhliwayo

If you wear a mask for too long, there will come a time when you can not remove it without removing your face. ~Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't let the noise of mediocre people drown out the symphonies of your genius. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

A star does not compete with other stars around it; it just shines. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower earns its honor in the dirt. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

If you know who you are, no one can convince you to be who you are not. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge is silver, but true wisdom is gold. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Dream like a child. Reason like an elder. Play like a youth. Work like an adult. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

A slave is one who sells his soul to save his life. A master is one who gives his life to save his soul. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't let others define you or they might pick the worst word in the dictionary. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

The world owes you nothing because the universe has already given you everything. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

The distance between two souls is love. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

You are not one in a million, you are one in 7.7 billion. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

No distance can truly separate you from yourself. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Truth does not die because you buried it. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Light has nowhere to hide in the dark. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

The world has one body, the universe has one soul. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignorance reveals our humanity, love announces our divinity. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Truth is the world's best friend; fear is the world's worst enemy. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Love on its worst day conquers hate on its best day. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Truth is awake, even when its eyes are shut. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

The more you love roses the more you must bear with thorns. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

If stars needed the sky's permission to shine, the universe would be a very dark place. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't waste days, for they become weeks. Don't waste weeks, for they become months. Don't waste months, for they become years; and don't waste years, for they become a lifetime. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Seeing what is wrong in the world makes you intelligent, seeing what is wrong in yourself makes you wise. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't try to be different, and don't try to be like everyone else: just be yourself. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Never dim your light because others are too afraid to come out of the dark. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

You may be in the same boat as others, but you have the power to sail in a different direction. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

No matter how many times you cut down a resilient tree, it will keep growing. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

The heart is a classroom. The soul is a teacher. The mind is a student. Life is the exam. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Generosity is inverted prosperity. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Be a star in someone's dark sky. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

The universe is all around you, but its greater dimensions are within you. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Be true to yourself. Be true to others. Be true to everyone. Be false to none. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

It is only during a storm that a tree knows how strong it is. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

A scholar's pen is more valuable than a warrior's sword.

You are not distinguished by what you have, but by what you give. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

You can dance through any storm if thunder is music to your ears. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

If you need money to be rich, you will always be poor. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

When you run to that which is not rightfully yours, it flees from you, but when you flee from that which is legitimately yours, it pursues you. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

When life hands you dirt plant seeds. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

A star that helps another shine doesn't have to work twice as hard to light up the sky. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

A star that helps another shine doesn't have to work twice as hard to light up the sky.

A star that helps another shine doesn't have to work twice as hard to light up the sky.

A seed neither fears light nor darkness, but uses both to grow. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Darkness will always be a servant of light. ― Matshona Dhliwayo