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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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A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.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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A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.Matshona Dhliwayo
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You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.Matshona Dhliwayo
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As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you want your inner light to shine brighter, illuminate someone else’s.Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A star on its worst day shines brighter than the moon on its best day.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness.Matshona Dhliwayo
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One bright star is better than a thousand dull moons.Matshona Dhliwayo
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It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Light in your soul kindles the light in your world.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Stars are not praised for shining during the day, but at night.Matshona Dhliwayo
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A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.Matshona Dhliwayo
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You don’t have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow.Matshona Dhliwayo