Quotes by Rwandan Authors

"Nothing in nature happens voluntarily. Everything is forced to happen. There is a hidden hand that forces things to move."

"Nothing in nature happens voluntarily. Everything is forced to happen. There is a hidden hand that forces things to move."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Nature, Force, Destiny, Movement

45

"Hoarding can never end, for the heart of man always covets for more, its raging appetites can only be quenched by the heavy sands of the grave."

"Hoarding can never end, for the heart of man always covets for more, its raging appetites can only be quenched by the heavy sands of the grave."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Greed, Heart, Desire, Grave, Life

44

"If you want people to believe you, appeal to their hearts not to their brains."

"If you want people to believe you, appeal to their hearts not to their brains."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Persuasion, Belief, Emotion, Heart, Mind

44

"Don't look for the devil outside, look inside and exorcise yourself."

"Don't look for the devil outside, look inside and exorcise yourself."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Introspection, Devil, Self, Evil

44

"Its ok to be different, the climate is not the same in every mind."

"Its ok to be different, the climate is not the same in every mind."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Individuality, Mind, Climate, People, Life

44

"Eternity is today."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Eternity, Today, Now, Life

43

"A gloomy face drives friends away."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Mood, Friend, Life, Emotion

43

"A dog knows and respects his master; men respect their masters only under duress, envy them and plot their downfall."

"A dog knows and respects his master; men respect their masters only under duress, envy them and plot their downfall."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Loyalty, Master, Respect, Men, Envy

42

"Even suffering when wrapped in love, seems tolerable."

"Even suffering when wrapped in love, seems tolerable."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Tolerance, Suffering, Love, Life

42

"Writing is sharing. You share what you have. Great writers have more to share."

"Writing is sharing. You share what you have. Great writers have more to share."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Sharing, Writing, Word, Expression

41

"Beware of people who tell you it can't be done. They want to remain on the market alone."

"Beware of people who tell you it can't be done. They want to remain on the market alone."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Discouragement, People, Doubt, Obstacle, Alone

41

"Theologians should study in a seminary and before graduating they should make a visit to heaven and hell after which they should submit their thesis and graduate."

"Theologians should study in a seminary and before graduating they should make a visit to heaven and hell after which they should submit their thesis and graduate."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Theology, Study, Heaven, Hell, Faith

41

"Slavery has not been abolished, it has been sanitized."

"Slavery has not been abolished, it has been sanitized."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Slavery, Life, History, Truth

41

"An atheist is a disappointed true believer he is an angry and hungry soul who has failed to find a real god to whom he can anchor his hope."

"An atheist is a disappointed true believer he is an angry and hungry soul who has failed to find a real god to whom he can anchor his hope."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Atheism, Belief, God, Faith

41

"We live like sheep in line waiting to be slaughtered in a slaughterhouse. We eat and laugh and fight as we see those in front of us fall to the knife."

"We live like sheep in line waiting to be slaughtered in a slaughterhouse. We eat and laugh and fight as we see those in front of us fall to the knife."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Death, Struggle, Fear

41

"Open your mind and let the universe speak to you."

"Open your mind and let the universe speak to you."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Universe, Mind, Open, Self

41

"We all want to become more than we are, we want to live forever, that is why we hate death and create the afterlife."

"We all want to become more than we are, we want to live forever, that is why we hate death and create the afterlife."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Afterlife, Immortality, Fear, Death

40

"Nature has endowed us with some measure of insanity to cope with the realities of daily life."

"Nature has endowed us with some measure of insanity to cope with the realities of daily life."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Coping, Nature, Insanity, Reality

40

"A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them."

"A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Character, Evil, Man, Learning

40

"Life is like a comet that briefly crosses the night sky without almost being noticed."

"Life is like a comet that briefly crosses the night sky without almost being noticed."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Existence, Life, Night, Journey

40

"Apply the lie detector to everything. You will be amazed at how many lies you will discover. Beware tough, you may discover that you are a lie."

"Apply the lie detector to everything. You will be amazed at how many lies you will discover. Beware tough, you may discover that you are a lie."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Lies, Lie, Truth, Life, Word

39

"You don't need to kill with a sword, the tongue can do equally a better job and police will not knock on your door."

"You don't need to kill with a sword, the tongue can do equally a better job and police will not knock on your door."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Speech, Word, Power, Tongue, Violence

39

"You will not get the miracle you pray for until you realise you are the god to whom your prayers are directed."

"You will not get the miracle you pray for until you realise you are the god to whom your prayers are directed."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Miracle, God, Self, Power

39

"Spiritual leaders, priests and prophets are lamps burning in the dark, seeking meaning for humanity."

"Spiritual leaders, priests and prophets are lamps burning in the dark, seeking meaning for humanity."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Religion, Spiritual, Leadership, Meaning, Humanity

39

"One man's faith is considered idolatry by another."

"One man's faith is considered idolatry by another."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Faith, Religion, Idolatry, God

39

"The master doesn't need to chain his slaves; their needs will chain them to him. You can end slavery by the stroke of a pen, but the pressing call of necessity will reestablish it."

"The master doesn't need to chain his slaves; their needs will chain them to him. You can end slavery by the stroke of a pen, but the pressing call of necessity will reestablish it."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Slavery, Needs, Master, Pen

38

"I admire the way the Bible defies anybody who wants to nail it on a preferred meaning. There are so many ways to interpret the Bible as there are different opinions about what a certain passage or verse really means. So anybody can go there and read a meaning into (eigesis) whatever passage or verse he wants to suit his inclinations. Proof that the Bible is inspired? It caters for all sorts of people and views."

"I admire the way the Bible defies anybody who wants to nail it on a preferred meaning. There are so many ways to interpret the Bible as there are different opinions about what a certain passage or verse really means. So anybody can go there and read a meaning into (eigesis) whatever passage or verse he wants to suit his inclinations. Proof that the Bible is inspired? It caters for all sorts of people and views."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Scripture, Bible, Interpretation, Faith, Meaning

38

"A man who wants to imitate the life of a woman will invariably do some mischief."

"A man who wants to imitate the life of a woman will invariably do some mischief."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Gender, Imitation, Life, Man

38

"Don't be afraid to bite on a giant, learn from the mosquito."

"Don't be afraid to bite on a giant, learn from the mosquito."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Lesson, Courage, Learning, Strength

38

"An atheist is someone who is disappointed in his search of god. He is a man who strongly needed god but couldn't find him. Atheism is a cry of despair."

"An atheist is someone who is disappointed in his search of god. He is a man who strongly needed god but couldn't find him. Atheism is a cry of despair."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Atheism, Despair, God, Needs

38

"There is no greater heaven the heart of a loving mother."

"There is no greater heaven the heart of a loving mother."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Motherhood, Mother, Love, Heart, Heaven

38

"Some people quit when victory is around the corner."

"Some people quit when victory is around the corner."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, Victory, Effort, Commitment

38

"Honestly speaking honesty can sometimes land you in hot waters."

"Honestly speaking honesty can sometimes land you in hot waters."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Honesty, Truth, Danger, Integrity

38

"Once you let them establish their ideology in you, they will drive you crazy."

"Once you let them establish their ideology in you, they will drive you crazy."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Wisdom, Ideology, Control, Manipulation, Thought

38

"You don't have to finish today, what is important is that you finish. But remember today might be the last day of your life."

"You don't have to finish today, what is important is that you finish. But remember today might be the last day of your life."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Urgency, Today, Life, Last, Day

38

"If you believe the world is conspiring against you it will just do that, you will help on by your pessimism action to prove you are right."

"If you believe the world is conspiring against you it will just do that, you will help on by your pessimism action to prove you are right."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Pessimism, Belief, World, Action

37

"You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology or withdraw your statements."

"You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology or withdraw your statements."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Speech, Word, Hurt, Apology

37

"The best way to earn paradise in the afterlife is to create it in your life and in the life of your neighbor."

"The best way to earn paradise in the afterlife is to create it in your life and in the life of your neighbor."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Paradise, Afterlife, Life, Creation

37

"Self-censorship is more efficient than any police. You write and say not what you really think, but what you believe is acceptable. By that process we lose those revolutionary ideas that could change society for the better."

"Self-censorship is more efficient than any police. You write and say not what you really think, but what you believe is acceptable. By that process we lose those revolutionary ideas that could change society for the better."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Censorship, Self, Police, Idea

37

"Genius is when you strike a chord accidently, and the ensuing music is beyond your control."

"Genius is when you strike a chord accidently, and the ensuing music is beyond your control."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Genius, Accident, Music, Control

37

"God is powerful. Even those who claim not to believe in him fear him. Though their mouths may confess to disbelieve in him, their hearts yearn for him."

"God is powerful. Even those who claim not to believe in him fear him. Though their mouths may confess to disbelieve in him, their hearts yearn for him."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Faith, God, Power, Fear, Belief

37

"Destiny is not what you become but what you do with it."

"Destiny is not what you become but what you do with it."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Self, Growth, Change

37

"The giving hand is considered powerful, the receiving hand is considered weak. It's better to give than to receive."

"The giving hand is considered powerful, the receiving hand is considered weak. It's better to give than to receive."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Charity, Giving, Power, Weakness

36

"Give the world what it wants and it will give you what you want."

"Give the world what it wants and it will give you what you want."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Exchange, World, Desire, Success

36

"You can only make magic if you act at the right time when the right conditions are in place."

"You can only make magic if you act at the right time when the right conditions are in place."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Time, Magic, Action, Possibility

36

"Theology is an attempt to hack god's mind and look at the universe as he does, god's firewalls are so strong no attempt has ever been successful."

"Theology is an attempt to hack god's mind and look at the universe as he does, god's firewalls are so strong no attempt has ever been successful."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Theology, God, Mind, Universe

36

"Don't complain against life, it may hear you and double your suffering."

"Don't complain against life, it may hear you and double your suffering."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Complaint, Life, Suffering, Negativity

36

"Don't be alarmed, the god I am trying to kill is the one I hate, not the one I love."

"Don't be alarmed, the god I am trying to kill is the one I hate, not the one I love."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Religion, God, Hate, Love, Faith

36

"Sometimes divorce is the best thing that can happen to marriage."

"Sometimes divorce is the best thing that can happen to marriage."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Relationship, Divorce, Marriage, Change

36

"Stop blaming evil on the Devil, blame it on the Creator of everything, if you don't understand, ask Him or at least hope that someday He will reveal it to you."

"Stop blaming evil on the Devil, blame it on the Creator of everything, if you don't understand, ask Him or at least hope that someday He will reveal it to you."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Faith, Evil, God, Devil, Blame