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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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If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.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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The saddest day in the woods is when birds run out of happy songs to sing.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A seed only realizes its potential the day you bury it.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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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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The 7 Steps to Transformation:1. Dream it.2. Envision it.3. Think it.4. Grow it.5. Become it.6. Live it.7. OWN it.Germany Kent
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.Matshona Dhliwayo
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When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born.Matshona Dhliwayo
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No matter how low the sun sets, the time is coming when it will surely rise.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.Matshona Dhliwayo
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You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Joy gives you strength. Hope gives you fortitude. Faith gives you courage. Love gives you power.Matshona Dhliwayo
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You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion to one’s love.Matshona Dhliwayo
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In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.Matshona Dhliwayo
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When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and don’t weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.Matshona Dhliwayo
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In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.Matshona Dhliwayo
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The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.Matshona Dhliwayo