A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A diamond's happy ending is on a crown, but its beauty was formed in dirt.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower can only grow through concrete if it believes in itself, not its obstacles.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower must bloom inside first before revealing its beauty to the world.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.

— Matshona Dhliwayo