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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"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."
"Always remember that every word you say contains power and you must ask yourself a few questions about your words; Are these words true and kind? Are these words relevant and necessary? Are these words effective for intentions? Reflect on what your words carry, they are a life-changing container!"
"A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies."
"Water has no hands, but carries great ships. Air has no shoulders, but carries large planes. The Sun has no eyes, but finds its way around the universe."
"Joy is God's smile, love is God's laughter."
"A flower always turns its face to light, be likewise."
"Keeping your head above the water only works if the air is clean."
"A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell."
"He who hunts deer must not boast to he who hunts buffalo."
"Fear is the first and last obstacle on your path to greatness."
"The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow."
"A fish is a genius in water. An eagle is a genius in air. A fox is a genius on land. A sage is a genius in life."
"Women never stalk men, they just research them intensely."
"If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle."
"Think outside of the box. Work outside of the box. Dream outside of the box. Succeed outside of the box."
"Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire."
"You learn more from your tears than your smiles."
"Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones."
"To achieve success, ignore doubt; fame, ignore haters; greatness, ignore fear; and immortality, ignore hardship."
"The mind speaks, though it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings."
"When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it."
"An eagle can mock a lion only because of its wings."
"It is lightning that strikes, not thunder."
"It is imperative that you grow, because your personal growth and development is one of the most important things to you. Your growth is good for you " it must be deliberate."
"Stop judging yourself on the basis of your appearance or condition of present circumstances. You may have an old car, in debt, job stress, and a troubled relationship, but they are not a true reflection of you as long as you are working on the vision of what you will be years from now."
"If your heart truly stops when she looks at you, how come you are still alive?"
"Folly and evil are twins; the devil is their father, and wisdom is their enemy."
"The most valuable real estate in the universe is inside your soul."
"Grass is never green by accident."
"Alone a candle can only light a room, but in thousands they can even light a city."
"The blind can see love, the deaf can hear love, the mute can express love, and the disabled can carry love."
"The heart smiles when the soul shines."
"Never underestimate a warrior; the lion in him may be sleeping, but that does not mean he's dead."
"To have an empty head is worse than to have an empty bank account."
"Love is God's shadow as He strolls through the universe."
"As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity."
"Failure is the school of greatness."
"A star would lose its value if it tried to be something else, just be yourself."
"The ordinary think inside of the box, the extraordinary think outside of the box, but genius thinks inside, outside, below and above the box."
"Talent silences your competition, genius deafens them."
"When love arrests your heart, pray she sentences it for eternity."
"If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations."
"Show me your talents and I'll show you your net worth."
"Love's whispers drown out sorrow's echoes."
"You cannot carry your past without dropping your future."
"Lend your ears to the deaf, your eyes to the blind, your hands to the weak, your tongue to the mute, your mind to the perplexed, and your heart to the weary."
"My personal convictions drive me to join those like-minded, in the recruitment of a growing army without guns, no hatred or prejudice, but with a leadership voice of influence and harnessing resources to create the change they desire. The major problems facing the world, particularly our beloved African continent, will not be won by sanctions, cruelty, ethnic cleansing, revenge, guns or bullets. The challenges are not largely externally motivated, so the platform to change them must shift. Shift from selfish to selfless, from external to internal, from behaviours to beliefs. Some of them are externally sponsored but self-inflicted, whilst most of them are due to greed, short-sightedness, abuse and selfishness."
"Danger is opportunity's seer."
"There are two kinds of warriors: those on the battlefield, and those in the boardroom; both are out to win. But the age of King Alexander has gone, and the age of Bill Gates has come."
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