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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow."
"Change can be beautiful, butterflies are the greatest proof of this."
"The primary challenge for any aspiring public office bearer is to have a well-defined cause and diligently represent that cause until a significant impact is witnessed. Adhering to value-based leadership principles must be at the top of the priority list for public office aspirants."
"A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life's storms rage, you do."
"Originality is the death of mediocrity."
"Be slow to teach, and quick to learn. Avoid impious people, run from fools, and seek out the wise."
"One who loves roses cannot avoid its thorns."
"Ordinary people think you are crazy when you attempt the impossible, deride you when you are halfway to achieving it, and envy you when you achieve it."
"Knowledge is the switch that turns on the light, wisdom is the battery that powers it."
"It is at night, not in the day, that stars shine the brightest."
"Our most beautiful dreams are born from our most unpleasant nightmares."
"Money makes the world go round, but love makes the universe go in every direction."
"If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them."
"Today's tears sweep the road to tomorrow's blessings."
"Intelligence will take you to the mountaintop, wisdom will take you to the stars."
"Ignorance is the greatest slave master in the universe."
"A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise."
"One who loves lives a thousand years in one day, one who hates only lives one day in a thousand years."
"Think honestly. Think humbly. Think honorably. Think happily."
"Love is ill-mannered; it can knock on your heart early, stay late, and leave without saying goodbye."
"A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow."
"A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons."
"When darkness comes, stars shine. When storms come, plants flourish. When adversity comes, champions triumph."
"A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts."
"If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger."
"It is because of pain that you value pleasure, sorrow that you value joy, despair that you value hope, war that you value peace, and hate that you value love."
"Understanding is to knowledge what the flesh is to the body. Insight is to wisdom what life is to the soul."
"Negative thoughts have dirty feet, don't let even the least of them set foot in your mind."
"Serious businesses and lenders will tell you that managing your cash flow is one of the most important aspects in the health of any business. Managing you time flow is key to a healthy and successful life, because, Time is equal to Life. The quality of time expenditure is in direct proportion to the quality of life enjoyed."
"Joy gives you strength. Hope gives you fortitude. Faith gives you courage. Love gives you power."
"At a leadership level, there is need to become aware of the realities required to lead and deliver value to people and groups, some who might have values and beliefs that significantly differ from your own. The ability to objectively strike this balance will indicate your level of leadership maturity."
"Step by step a mountain is conquered."
"If you get too close to the sun, you will burn; if you get too far, you will freeze: this is how it is with passion."
"Be flexible like trees; when the wind blows bend, but do not break."
"Work is simply, "force x distance or the product of a force applied to an object and the displacement of the object in the direction of the applied force, holding an object in the air does not involve any work, no matter how painful your hand will be after a few minutes, reflect on your daily activities and the results from them. Are you really working or just increasing your potential without progress or desired results? Your work must produce some movement, progress and change, by effectively using all your energies whether intellectual or physical."
"Not planning for your time expenditure simply means deliberately intending to fail."
"Quiet love is better than loud hate."
"All around you, production must be taking place to bring you closer to realizing your defined success. Adopt a personal responsibility attitude to enable the realization of your dreams."
"Beautiful beginnings are often born from ugly endings."
"Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you."
"It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river."
"A tree's beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in its roots."
"Paying the price for your dreams proves you can afford them."
"You need to realize there will always be beliefs that seek to limit and others that seek to stretch you to your highest potential. Just because you cannot see or do something, does not mean it is not there or cannot be done."
"Joy doubles your faith, strength triples your might, and love quadruples your power."
"Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise."
"Whilst your memory is as sharp as the most reliable computer, it is always wiser to write things down. Pre-meditation helps the refining process, taking out the undesirable elements from a dream or vision, even mounting the courage to face and overcome challenges before they appear in reality."
"Jealousy says, "Compete with each other". Envy says, "Destroy each other". Empathy says, "Help each other". Love says, "Empower each other."
"If a lion takes its advice from sheep, it will go hungry."
"One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow."
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