Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your worth is not what you have, but who you are.”

“A flower earns its honor in the dirt.”

“Children move stones with their feet. Men move rocks with their hands. Women move mountains with their hearts.”

“The prettiest flowers earn their honor in the ugliest dirt.”

“If stars needed the sky's permission to shine, the universe would be a very dark place.”

“You fall because you are human, and rise because you are divine.”

“Your highest thoughts sometimes arise in your lowest moments.”

“Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.”

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

“Fall for none, rise for all.”

“An acorn is an oak tree turned inside out.”

“Become braver, stronger, wiser, kinder, and you will become better.”

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

“It takes greater faith to dance in the dark than to rest in light.”

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

“The soul is the entryway to the heart, the heart is the doorway to the mind, the mind is the hallway to the world, and the world is the passageway to the universe.”

“Love is spiritual oxygen; without it, the soul dies.”

“Learn from stars; even in the dark they give off light, not despair.”

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

“A star is not honored for its size, but for its light.”