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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth."
"The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them."
"No one can steal your happiness unless you give them the key to your heart's safe."
"A face can have a thousand wrinkles, but the soul have none."
"Love is the softest rose in the soul's garden."
"The slightest act of love holds greater spiritual power than a thousand rituals."
"Adversity is the door to opportunity."
"A virtuous spouse adds years to your life, a wise one adds decades, but a loving one adds an eternity to your life."
"Warriors achieve more than worriers."
"Create answers where there are questions. Create solutions where there are problems. Create advantages where there are obstacles. Create opportunities where there are roadblocks."
"A rough diamond is still worth more than a polished pebble."
"Where others only see bricks, train your eyes to see a palace."
"If a fly lands on your food, do not use a hammer to remove it."
"Even a whale is concealed by darkness."
"The most valuable things in your life are always the things that money cannot buy."
"As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion."
"One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters."
"Fear makes a cub sound like a lion. Faith makes a lion sound like a cub."
"The world's most beautiful angel is love inside your soul."
"A flawed rose is better than a flawless dandy lion."
"Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success."
"Without roots a tree, no matter how tall, cannot stand."
"A dog barks, but a lion strikes."
"You become greater than what you conquer within."
"You can switch off all the lights, but that won't stop the sun from rising."
"The world surrenders to an enlightened mind. The stars surrender to a joyful heart. The universe surrenders to a loving soul."
"An inch to a man's heart is a mile to his wallet."
"Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it."
"A strong ant is better than a weak lion."
"Take one step towards excellence, and success will take ten towards you. Take ten steps towards excellence, and success will take a hundred towards you. Take a hundred steps towards excellence, and success will take a thousand towards you."
"It is the strongest, not the prettiest birds that conquer the sky."
"If you place two flowers in the same vase, they will not argue over who is more beautiful."
"Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes."
"The grass is always green if God is watering it."
"A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn't want to break."
"Do the dishes, and you have her heart; do the dishes and the laundry, and you have her soul."
"Pressure is an artist, diamonds are its masterpiece."
"If a man found his dream wife, it was because he was wide awake."
"Business is warfare, don't get into it if you are afraid to draw blood."
"Loss of worldly riches is better than loss of heavenly treasures."
"You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them."
"Attitude is the mind-set, the kind of thoughts you process and meditate on, to generate the kind of feelings you have towards life, people and issues. This is what makes you do what you do in the way you do it."
"Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward."
"Rising amateurs always intimidate falling masters."
"Do not lose focus because of small wins or temporary set-backs. You can only score if you keep your eyes on the ball and be certain of where you want to place it even if you are not in physical sight of the goal. Visualise the dream but never take your eyes off the dynamic plan of action."
"Nice guys finish last but bad guys don't finish at all."
"The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment."
"There should be a healthy 'stubbornness', assertiveness and confidence that comes from knowledge of your clear vision, mission, values and personal brand."
"Money might be a reward (by-product) but should not always be the only goal of your efforts and enterprise."
"You will only become significant in life, by solving the unique set of problems only you and your mission are meant to solve."
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