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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Beauty catches your eye, joy seizes your heart, and love captures your soul."
"Impossible is what you say to yourself when you have given up."
"If you have the power to put a smile on one person's face, you have the power to change the world."
"It is not for a vulture to teach an eagle how to hunt."
"The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise."
"The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm, the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm."
"Everyone has the Capacity to Succeed, Ceteris Paribus!"
"The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly."
"God in you is the greatness in you."
"Morality cannot replace goodness. Knowledge cannot replace wisdom. Fame cannot replace honor. Pleasure cannot replace contentment. Passion cannot replace love."
"Breaking down a closed door is quicker than waiting for someone to answer it."
"The ocean does not lose its splendor because it lost a few drops."
"Your leadership principles give that unique character to your leadership brand. When all your responses, decisions, choices and leadership practices are filtered through your well defined principles, you have automatically connected yourself to making the success of your leadership excellence brand more deliberate."
"A ruler who is loved is greater than a ruler who is feared."
"When destiny is calling even the deaf can hear him."
"You can't hide from wisdom, it's everywhere; you won't find it in everyone, it's too rare."
"The greatest gift you can give to someone is your heart; because when you give your heart, you are giving your most prized possession."
"The challenge therefore, as you strive for success, is to make it a habit to live your life on purpose. You must learn to make deliberate plans and then practice the art and science of doing things on purpose."
"The bitterest fruit tastes sweet when you share it with someone you love."
"A tree's nature does not change because the wind blew off a few of its leaves."
"A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow."
"A loyal pet is better than a faithless friend."
"Big obstacles shrink when you confront them, small obstacles expand when you dodge them."
"Never allow yourself to be defined by your past; 'yesterday' is just a word, not a dictionary."
"Love is the brightest star in the soul's sky."
"If you follow the herd, people may mistake you for a cow."
"The strong overcome several trials. The determined overcome numerous trials. The resilient overcome many trials. The extraordinary overcome countless trials."
"Joy turns tears into laughter. Hope turns mourning into gladness. Wisdom turns tragedy into fortune. Faith turns defeat into triumph. Love turns enmity into friendship."
"To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all."
"The right thing done at the wrong time will not bring about the right results."
"Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this."
"Fear creates mountains, faith conquers mountains."
"The shrewd may gain temporarily, but the wise gain permanently."
"No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe."
"A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine."
"Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine."
"In our deepest valleys we are strengthened to climb our highest mountains."
"Trust unites, fear divides, mercy heals, and love conquers."
"It is impossible for light to bow before darkness."
"If you try to buy love, you will go bankrupt trying to possess it."
"Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought."
"Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success."
"Bend the rules only if you have learned them, break the rules only if you have mastered them."
"It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark."
"You cannot lead an enemy to Heaven, but you can lead a friend even to Hell."
"The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one's wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one's courage; and the soul, in proportion to one's love."
"Beautiful gifts sometimes come wrapped in ugly paper."
"Love in your heart is better than gold in your hands."
"When an eagle spreads its wings to fly, even the swan is envious."
"A living fool is worth less than a dead hero."
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