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01c. 2015 AD

As the sky is too big for two stars to clash, the world is big enough for all of us to shine.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

02c. 2015 AD

It is impossible for darkness to reign in the presence of a star.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

03c. 2015 AD

If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

04c. 2015 AD

Stars give so much to the world without demanding payment. Be likewise.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

05c. 2015 AD

If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

06c. 2015 AD

You were not born to impress the world, but to impress the universe.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

07c. 2015 AD

Prayer is the best way to hug those who are far away.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

08c. 2015 AD

The sun stands out not because it merely shines, but because it shines on everyone.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

09c. 2015 AD

If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

10c. 2015 AD

A star is not afraid of darkness, for its light comes from within.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

11c. 2015 AD

In light, there is no darkness; and in darkness, there is no light.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

12c. 2015 AD

You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

13c. 2015 AD

If you want to know a person’s true character, observe how he treats those who don’t matter.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

14c. 2015 AD

If you can’t move a mountain by faith, move it by carrying away stone by stone.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

15c. 2015 AD

The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

16c. 2015 AD

Light on its worst day will conquer darkness on its best day.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

17c. 2015 AD

What you conquer in your soul you conquer in your world.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

18c. 2015 AD

Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

19c. 2015 AD

Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

20c. 2015 AD

A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

21c. 2015 AD

Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart.Pride has a great spirit, but no soul.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

22c. 2015 AD

Only what is below you tries to pull you down.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

23c. 2015 AD

God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote

24c. 2015 AD

The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit lives on.

Matshona Dhliwayo / quote