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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Your mind is a ship, it can sail across the universe as long as you don't allow negative thoughts to sink it."
"Be the greatest thing that has ever happened to you."
"A short axe can still cut down tall trees."
"The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow."
"It is easier to wipe a thousand tears from your eyes than to wipe a single tear from your soul."
"A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly."
"When I was poor, I was rich because I was happy; when I was wealthy, I was poor because I was sad."
"Raising donkeys in the midst of horses will not make them sprinters."
"Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony."
"Singing in a storm silences thunder's threats."
"It is easier to fall off of a ladder than to climb one."
"Whether the glass is half empty or half full, you have the power to fill it up."
"As the sun hides behind clouds, success hides behind trouble."
"When love intoxicates your heart, it is difficult for your soul to remain sober."
"If you invite a snake into your home, do not be surprised if it bites you."
"Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark."
"Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier."
"A rainbow is a storm's masterpiece."
"You cannot stop the ocean's current, but you can swim."
"What you endured was a sign of what you would become."
"The road to failure is wide. The road to mediocrity is smooth. The road to success is bumpy. The road to genius is narrow. The road to greatness is steep."
"A knife is cutlery in one hand and a weapon in another."
"Each time a flower blooms, the world is reminded that there is beauty in new beginnings."
"An apple only falls far from its tree when carried away by divine winds."
"Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden."
"A stone, no matter how small, resists the wind."
"When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, "My life has just begun."
"To live a little, love a little. To live a lot, love a lot."
"Pray greatly. Pray gladly. Pray graciously. Pray gallantly."
"To be profitable, practice diligence. To be successful, practice excellence. To be influential, practice intelligence. To be honorable, practice prudence. To be blissful, practice kindness. To be joyful, practice goodness."
"Treat marriage like a diamond necklace; if broken, fix it, but do not throw it away."
"When you are in love, your eyes see him only, your ears hear him only, your mouth speaks of him only, your mind thinks of him only, your heart desires him only, your soul lives for him only; your entire universe revolves around him only."
"Wisdom is the greatest speaker in history; nature, second. Folly is the worst speaker in history; fools, second."
"As the sun lives on when it sets in the warmth it has given to others, you too will live on in the hearts of those whose lives you have touched."
"Stand up. Stand out. Stand firm. Stand strong."
"Taking your own life could become the ultimate failure, because you will be killing and closing the existing door to a chance that might have been waiting to lead you into another path."
"He who has foresight has more than two eyes."
"A flower does not diminish in beauty, no matter how many weeds envy it."
"At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow."
"Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them."
"Rain does not fall on one tree."
"The aim is to produce specific results by your actions, so you begin to do things on purpose. If I leave things to chance, I am losing the plot to make success deliberate, meaning I am increasing my chances of failing in any given task."
"An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength."
"Behind our wise words lie rare jewels; behind our reckless ones, bombs."
"There is no point knowing your mission if you cannot see the area of need for that mission."
"Strength accomplishes sizable things. Wisdom accomplishes incredible things. Faith accomplishes remarkable things. Love accomplishes unbelievable things."
"The leadership challenge for celebrities and those in the limelight includes turning focus from being self-centred to influencing vulnerable and gullible youngsters, especially teenagers, in a positive way; realising that it is possible to entertain and increase following without promoting societal vices like drug & alcohol abuse, irresponsible sexual behaviour, prejudice of all kinds, criminal heroism, gangsterism and all forms of violence."
"Having a succession and legacy plan in place will make you ready for forced changes due to circumstances beyond your control, like death, any form of incapacity, sudden changes in laws and regulations and even corporate scandals and moral failure."
"Terrorist groups will not, in most instances, openly recruit from universities or the well developed areas that politicians and business leaders are always focusing on. They will not flight newspaper or TV adverts, but will use belief systems riding on the back of disadvantages, poverty and problems that have remained unaddressed in particular communities, tribal and religious ideologies. They will recruit the most vulnerable to harm and attack the most vulnerable, in order to spite leaders and authorities."
"If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out."
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