Quotes about Adversity
A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
As rain does not bother the ocean, nor heat bother the sun, so adversity does not bother the great.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
Throw a warrior to the wolves and he'll return a conqueror.
- Matshona Dhliwayo