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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Behind your darkest fears lie your brightest rewards."
"Love, no matter how small, begets kindness. Joy, no matter how small, begets cheerfulness. Wisdom, no matter how small, begets intelligence. Faith, no matter how small, begets persistence. Genius, no matter how small, begets excellence."
"Small truths have greater power than big lies."
"If you throw a stone into the ocean, it will reach the bottom; if you throw a word into someone's heart, it will reach their soul."
"Fear can only be mastered outside of your comfort zone."
"Be knowledgeable. Be logical. Be affable. Be trustable."
"The universe does not shed tears when a star falls from the sky, it gives birth to another one."
"The shores safety keeps many from the oceans treasures."
"Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from all, and you are wise."
"No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise."
"Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first."
"Happiness cannot be bought by money, cannot be acquired by degrees, cannot be realized by power, and cannot be earned by honor; but can be won by kindness, gained by charity, attained by goodness, and achieved by love."
"When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted."
"Running away from someone you love is a race you will never win."
"The great are like a rubber ball; the harder they hit the ground, the higher they rise."
"The sun consumes even itself to give light to a dark world, do likewise."
"If you want to double your happiness, pour it into someone else."
"You have not lost if you have learned one new lesson. You have not lost if you have helped one new person. You have not lost if you have overcome one new obstacle."
"The higher you rise, the smaller your enemies."
"Count your summers, not your winters."
"A wise man is closer to God than a fool will ever be to himself."
"A spouse is someone you can live with, a soulmate is someone you can't live without."
"You were born a winner, you decide whether you remain one or not."
"Love treats its enemies better than hate treats its friends."
"Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has many hands, but no heart. Fear has many titles, but no honor. Hate has many forms, but no soul."
"Seek to be the smartest in a room, not the loudest."
"If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble's apparel, do not scorn it."
"Failure is your best asset, complacency is your worst liability, and talent is your greatest capital."
"Great sages began as great students."
"Empty pockets taught me a million lessons, full pockets gave me a million temptations."
"A book is a garden, only its flowers are ideas."
"Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams."
"Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist."
"God is the world's oldest philosopher, love is the world's oldest sage."
"Stumbling towards greatness is better than sprinting towards mediocrity."
"Don't try to silence other people's genius because you're too deaf to hear your own."
"No tree becomes large without smaller trees hoping its branches get cut off."
"Feeding a lion will never make him your friend."
"Fools do not acknowledge God, the proud reject Him, the wise embrace Him, and the righteous worship Him."
"One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes."
"It is better to be accepted by the bright few than by the dull masses."
"By the time you become an expert at marriage, it is too late to start a new one."
"When reality is better than your dreams, stay awake."
"Do not underrate yourself trying to be somebody else."
"Passion gives you what you want, lust gives you what you desire, but only love gives you what you need."
"Success is the shyest creature, blushes when you court it, jilts you when you propose to it, reneges later and perhaps blushes again."
"Believing is the shortcut to achieving."
"Only fools are born wise."
"Rainbows can't rise without storms."
"Fear ends where love begins."
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