Matshona Dhliwayo

"Distance between two people is inconsequential when their souls are united."

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"When two souls are one, they hear each other, even in silence."

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"If love was a crime, God would encourage us all to go to prison."

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"I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle."

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"You are not free the day you walk out of prison; you are free the day you walk out of ignorance."

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"In the dance of the savannah, the lion teaches us the grace of power and the majesty of humility."

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"Bees are not your enemy if honey is your friend."

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"Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure."

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"Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes."

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"If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength."

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"A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it justs blooms"

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"It takes longer to build a relationship than it does to destroy one."

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"Those who rejected you were preparing you for those who would accept you."

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"A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty."

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"Eagles fly alone; they are not afraid of the storm."

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"The greatest barrier fish have to overcome before they can rule the waters is fear."

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"Fish don't worry about their fate when you throw them in deep waters."

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"Fish will never be afraid of living in the ocean, no matter how deep it is."

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"Shine your light at all times; you never know who you are leading out of the dark."

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"Life is like a rose; beautiful yet full of thorns."

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"Beautiful souls are shaped by ugly experiences."

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"One bee cannot build a hive; one ant cannot build a colony."

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

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"Be like a rose; no matter how many thorns you encounter in life, bloom."

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"Honey doesn’t lose its sweetness because it is made by bees that sting"

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"Honey doesn’t lose its sweetness because it is made by bees that sting."

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"Turbulence breaks a tree's branches, but only tickles an eagle's wings."

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"A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome."

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""If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.""

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"In my youth I had three teachers:sanctuaries, temples, and monasteries.In my adulthood I had three professors:knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. In my youth I had three teachers:truth, intellect, and intuition.In my adulthood I had three professors:practice, discipline, and willpower. In my youth I had three teachers:conscience, reality, and experience.In my adulthood I had three professors:pain, hardship, and tragedies. In my youth I had three teachers:the past, the present, and the future.In my adulthood I had three professors:the world, the heavens, and the universe. In my youth I had three teachers:friends, enemies, and books.In my adulthood I had three professors:God, nature, and life."

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"If bees only gathered nectar from perfect flowers, they wouldn’t be able to make even a single drop of honey."

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"Thinkers are leaders and true leaders are thinkers."

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"When the crowd is headed in the wrong direction, walk alone."

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"To encourage people, walk beside them. To inspire people, walk in front of them. To drive people, walk behind them. To lead people, walk with them."

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"To be a good leader, win minds; to be a great leader, win heart’s; and to be an extraordinary leader, win souls."

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"The greatest politician must humble himself before the lowest constituent. The greatest governor must humble himself before the lowest peasant. The greatest president must humble himself before the lowest citizen. The greatest leader must humble himself before the lowest servant."

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"A good shepherd always feeds his sheep first, even when he himself is hungry."

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"The greatest leaders are the greatest servants."

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"Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom."

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"A rose does not lose its beautiful scent because it grew in dirt."

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"It is in deep waters that the greatest fish learn how to swim."

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"It would take a fish a lifetime to climb a tree but only a year to cross the ocean."

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"A star does not compete with other stars around it. It just shines."

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"If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood."

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"If you sell your soul to the Devil, you will spend the rest of eternity trying to buy it back."

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"When they judge you, yawn. When they misunderstand you, smile. When they underestimate you, laugh. When they condemn you, ignore. When they envy you, rejoice. When they oppose you, prevail."

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"If your soul is sweet like honey, people will be drawn to you like bees."

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"When it rains on the ocean it rains on fish too."

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"A pond full of fish is better than a river full of stones."

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"A fish will never realize its potential until you throw it in water."

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"A star is a rock that never gave up on its dream to rise."

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"It is a flower's scent, not its size, that lures bees."

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"If you fish and catch nothing, you have still caught a lesson."

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"The quickest way to find honey is to follow bees."

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"A bee's sting is sweet if all you are thinking about is getting honey."

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"A small river full of fish is better than a large sea full of none."

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"You don’t throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm."

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"The sweeter the honey the smarter the bee that made it."

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"Where you find bees you find honey."

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"If you try to drown a fish, the ocean will laugh at you."

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"joy is better than a hand full of coins"

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"A heart full of joy is better than a hand full of coins"

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"Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise."

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"One who conquers himself can conquer ten thousand worlds."

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"One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow."

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"If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it."

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"Fish don't need swimming gear when speeding through deep waters."

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"Hope is the song the heart sings when the melody of life seems lost."

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"A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome."

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"A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome"

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"Today's tears water tomorrow's gardens."

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"Fear can only be mastered outside of your comfort zone."

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"A bee that makes honey is great, but a bee that makes other bees that make honey is extraordinary."

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"Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side."

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"Eagles don’t take flight lessons from chickens."

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"Eagles fly alone, not because they are proud, but because they are not afraid of solitude."

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"Don't be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side."

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"A small boat that sails the river is better than a large ship that sinks in the sea."

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"Honey is a bee's sweat."

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"When a bee stings you it is preserving its life, not its honey."

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