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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"If a lion takes its advice from sheep, it will go hungry."
"A chariot cannot travel in two directions."
"Life is a dark stage on which you were born to shine."
"One who throws stones at others has less to use to build his own house."
"When sheep grow blind, it is only wolves that rejoice."
"Swing ten times, and you may hit once. Swing a hundred times, and you may hit ten times. Swing a thousand times, and you may hit a hundred times. Swing a thousand times, and you may hit a thousand times."
"A star on its worst day shines brighter than the moon on its best day."
"Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons to laugh, and love gives you billion reasons to rejoice."
"When two souls are one, they hear each other, even in silence."
"Your dreams will only take you as far as your faith in them."
"A pond with one fish is better than an ocean with none."
"It is better to lose friends than to lose your reputation, and better to lose riches than to lose your integrity."
"One bright star is better than a thousand dull moons."
"If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish."
"When your past tries to haunt you tell it you don't believe in ghosts."
"A wounded lion is still more fierce than healthy sheep."
"No matter how deep the whale swims, it will always surface."
"One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world."
"Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I'm ready for you. Dear future, I'm coming for you."
"In storms look for rainbows, in sunshine prepare for storms."
"A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice."
"Truth is the highest knowledge. Faith is the highest courage. Reason is the highest wisdom. Love is the highest virtue."
"Slaves of wisdom are masters of many."
"Don't let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams, lions have little in common with sheep."
"Everyone is a business person. You must be in the business of managing your time. Managing your time means managing your life. Good time managers are good life managers, and vice versa."
"A sword can only pierce the body, but love can pierce the soul."
"Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm."
"God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things."
"The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings."
"The further you venture down a river the bigger the fish."
"If you love a bird don't hold it too tightly or you'll soon be nursing a broken heart."
"A fool stumbles when he walks, the wise are not hampered even when they run."
"The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship."
"If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty."
"If roses were not special weeds would not envy them."
"Because leaders and influential people are just as human as any other person, they sometimes forget that by doing little extra things to become extraordinary means they no longer have a completely private life. You must be willing to pay this price because if you don't, the consequences can be more disastrous. Learn to plan and be deliberate in also ensuring you and your family can still enjoy quality private moments."
"Aligning your values and beliefs to your behaviour, increases your chances of being effective at living a fulfilling life without the stress of guilt-consciousness, internal strife or internal conflict."
"You are only greater than what you overcome."
"If you try to cultivate your talents in someone else's shadow, they might wilt."
"United a herd is an army, divided a herd is fair game."
"You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of other people's opinions of you."
"If your coming into the world was a mistake, then you are the most beautiful error in the universe."
"An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble."
"Be good to those who are good, and just to those who are not; this is true wisdom. Do good unto others, not expecting them to do good unto you."
"If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage."
"Happy is the man who marries the woman he wants, happier is the man who marries the woman he needs."
"Healthy trees bear healthy fruit."
"Love is your religion, the whole world is your temple."
"The finest clothes anyone can wear are a kind heart and a loving soul."
"The farther you venture into the forest the more valuable the fruit."
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