Matshona Dhliwayo
"Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning."
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"Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"An archer must never blame a target for missing it."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"Learn, only to live. Live, only to learn."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning."
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"If your greatest wish is to be happy, you are clever; if it is to make others happy, you are virtuous; but if it is to make yourself and others happy, you are wise."
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"The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late."
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"If there is wisdom in your mind, prove it; joy in your heart, share it; love in your soul, show it; good in your life, impart it."
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"Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you."
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"You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence."
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"A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest."
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"No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise."
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"The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm."
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"The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward."
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"What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit."
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"No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt."
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"Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro."
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"Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first."
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"Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech."
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"If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment."
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"Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously."
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