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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"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, and your entire universe is about him only."
"So why don't we take the step of setting goals for ourselves? One reason that stands out is that we aren't willing to accept full responsibility for our lives. If we don't set goals, then we don't have to reach them. Another excuse is that goal setting has never been part of our lives or culture. As a result, we may end up mixing with people who have no clear idea where they are headed, becoming a person who "follows the followers."
"Staring at the mountain requires nothing. Climbing the mountain requires strength. Reaching the mountaintop requires perseverance. Staying at the mountaintop requires wisdom. Reaching for the stars requires everything."
"Enough pain will keep you humble. Enough grief will keep you compassionate. Enough trouble will keep you strong. Enough hardship will keep you grateful."
"When you look up and don't see the stars, the universe may have cleared the sky for you to replace them."
"It is impossible to make your own luck without the ingredient of hard work."
"Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy."
"Love gives with its eyes closed, hate destroys with its eyes open."
"Love is a hook; the moment a man swallows it, a woman knows she has him forever."
"The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left behind the most happy memories."
"If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you."
"Hear others, and you will be heard. Understand others, and you will be understood. Help others, and you be will be helped. Love others, and you will be loved."
"If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you."
"The only white man you can trust is a dead white man."
"If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert."
"Building bridges requires greater effort than building walls."
"A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea."
"When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it."
"One who is wise is rich, one who is virtuous is wealthy, one who is happy is affluent, and one who is loving is prosperous."
"Love is the only rose whose thorn's prick is sweet."
"A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty."
"He who despises a poor man's wisdom has turned away great riches."
"A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure."
"Talent is the seed, hard work is the stem, perseverance is the branch, and success is the fruit."
"Money can't buy love, but it can buy a woman's attention."
"The greater the humiliation, the greater the accolades. The greater the opposition, the greater the triumph. The greater the pain, the greater the blessing. The greater the loss, the greater the gain. The greater the danger, the greater the glory."
"The sun and stars never apologize for shinning, neither should you."
"Smiling through confusion is courage. Smiling through tears is strength. Smiling through pain is power. Smiling through tragedy is greatness."
"A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies."
"A star doesn't need words to tell the world what it does, it just shines."
"Your personal brand must exude who you are, what you stand for, specifies your target market, what value you intend to add to them and the unique offering through which you will do that."
"When you have pictured and defined your desired legacy, allow your present life activities and efforts to begin reflecting the future you desire. Begin to do what you want to see, become involved in the causes you want to be a part of. Show your legatees how you want and expect things to be done after you are gone. This will enable them to fit the vision into their own as they make their own individual unique mark."
"There are thousands of languages around the world, but love is the most beautiful of them all."
"Cowards drown in a pond. The extraordinary flourish in the middle of the ocean."
"You have to fight great battles to guard your mind, extraordinary battles to protect your heart, and remarkable battles to defend your soul."
"Pick your friends like you pick your battles, wisely."
"Be like the sun; warm to everyone, even your enemies."
"An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear."
"See more than your eyes can see. Hear more than your ears can hear. Do more than your hands can do. Go further than your feet can go."
"The great are inspired. The extraordinary inspire."
"It is better to win souls than to conquer nations."
"Two minds are smarter than one. Two hands are stronger than one. Two hearts are mightier than one. Two souls are greater than one."
"Sow wisdom today, and you will reap success tomorrow."
"A star does not compete with other stars around it, it just shines."
"What the wise see eyes closed is greater than what the ignorant see both eyes open."
"A quality wife guarantees you a quality life."
"When you look in the mirror and see your reflection, your eyes are open; when you look in the mirror and see God, your soul is open."
"Light poured out multiplies light poured in."
"Your inner light lights up your outer world."
"To shine always love always."
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