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A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Learn from stars; even in the dark they give off light, not despair.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.Matshona Dhliwayo
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It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you have shed a thousand tears, expect a thousand blessings.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The greatest gift you can open is your arms to someone in need.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A ship will never sink if God is on it.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A flower that refuses to bloom robs the world of its beauty.Matshona Dhliwayo
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One kind deed is more beautiful than a thousand good intentions.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A heart of gold is more precious than a necklace of diamonds.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A caterpillar knows it's a butterfly, even if the whole world tries to convince it that it's just a worm.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Light is all a flower longs for, even when surrounded with priceless jewels.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Tears water the eyes when they have been dry for too long.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Stars cannot achieve their highest potential without the dark.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A star is a rock that could no longer hide its light from the world.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A diamond's happy ending is on a crown, but its beauty was formed in dirt.Matshona Dhliwayo
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It is better to win souls than to conquer nations.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If God charged us for every tear He shed for us, the world would be bankrupt.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The saddest day in the woods is when birds run out of happy songs to sing.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you try to extinguish the light of one who shines like the sun you will get burned.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Each time a flower blooms, the world is reminded that there is beauty in new beginnings.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The moon only dares compete with the stars when the sun is in its corner.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A seed only realizes its potential the day you bury it.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Love will always be blind, but will never be deaf.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Fear takes you low, faith takes you high, but love takes you everywhere.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Stars don't beg the sky to shine.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A rose struggling in a desert is still braver than a flower flourishing in a rain forest.Matshona Dhliwayo
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When God wants to give you a miracle, He first gives you a problem.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Fortify your mind, bullet proof your heart, strengthen your soul.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Don’t let past disappointments rob you of future happiness.Matshona Dhliwayo
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We are all born stars, but some refuse to shine and others make it their life’s mission to glow.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Storms are rainbow’s inside out.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A star is a rock that could no longer hide its beauty from the world.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Rainbows can’t rise without storms.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The world would have no rainbows if the sky had not storms.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A single candle has the power to light up a room, a single star has the power to light up the sky, and a single soul has the power to light up the world.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A flower must bloom inside first before revealing its beauty to the world.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Looking up at the stars only proves you admire them, but shining your light proves you are like them.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Light does not have to beg darkness to shine.Matshona Dhliwayo
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When I was poor, I was rich because I was happy; when I was wealthy, I was poor because I was sad.Matshona Dhliwayo
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As the sky is too big for two stars to clash, the world is big enough for all of us to shine.Matshona Dhliwayo
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It is impossible for darkness to reign in the presence of a star.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Stars give so much to the world without demanding payment. Be likewise.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone.Matshona Dhliwayo
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You were not born to impress the world, but to impress the universe.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Prayer is the best way to hug those who are far away.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The sun stands out not because it merely shines, but because it shines on everyone.Matshona Dhliwayo
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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
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A star is not afraid of darkness, for its light comes from within.Matshona Dhliwayo
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In light, there is no darkness; and in darkness, there is no light.Matshona Dhliwayo
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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
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If you want to know a person’s true character, observe how he treats those who don’t matter.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you can’t move a mountain by faith, move it by carrying away stone by stone.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Light on its worst day will conquer darkness on its best day.Matshona Dhliwayo
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What you conquer in your soul you conquer in your world.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.Matshona Dhliwayo
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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
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Only what is below you tries to pull you down.Matshona Dhliwayo
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God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.Matshona Dhliwayo
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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
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When you look into the mirror, you can’t even see your heart; but when God looks at your shadow, He sees your soul.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If the past could be changed, it would not exist. If the future could be stopped, it would not survive. If the present could be avoided, it would not prevail.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left behind the most happy memories.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet.Matshona Dhliwayo
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You don’t have to swim when you know how to walk on water.Matshona Dhliwayo
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It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm.Matshona Dhliwayo
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It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.Matshona Dhliwayo
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You can blow out a candle, but you cannot blow out a star.Matshona Dhliwayo
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You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the universe.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Rain is just God weeping for Earth’s troubles.Matshona Dhliwayo
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When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.Matshona Dhliwayo
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You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.Matshona Dhliwayo
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To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Worry soils, even the purest mind. Envy poisons, even the purest heart. Greed sullies, even the purest soul.Matshona Dhliwayo