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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"The wise know much, but pretend to know little; the ignorant know little, but pretend to know much; and the foolish know nothing, but pretend to know all."
"You were born a star, autograph your life with excellent works."
"The slightest act of love holds greater spiritual power than a thousand rituals."
"Wind has no feet, but travels great distances, and has no hands, but carries great objects."
"Faith is the best ingredient for miracles."
"If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle."
"Scholars love knowledge. Philosophers love wisdom. The most knowledgeable become professors. The most wise become sages."
"Great minds rise above problems. Great hearts rise above pain. Great souls rise above temptations. Great individuals rise above themselves and the world."
"Love poured out multiplies love poured in."
"The most beautiful jewelry in the world is not a diamond necklace, but two hearts beating as one."
"You must practice the discipline of a champion before you win the actual contest. The appointment and opportunity must then come to confirm what you have already become."
"If you want to punish a sage lock him in the same room with a fool."
"The greater your wisdom, the shorter the distance to success."
"Love in the rain is better than hate in the sunshine."
"If you place two flowers in the same vase, they will not argue over who is more beautiful."
"Pressure is an artist, diamonds are its masterpiece."
"Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success."
"Business is warfare, don't get into it if you are afraid to draw blood."
"It is better to be a star for one day than a moon for a lifetime."
"Learn, because life is ahead of you. Live, because death is before you. Listen, because wisdom is all around you. Love, because God is inside of you."
"Small steps add up to complete big journeys."
"The only place you will find love before sacrifice is in the dictionary."
"The loudest preacher in the world is your conscience, the cleverest is wisdom, the rowdiest is passion, the surest is truth, the purest is love, and the highest is God."
"Nurture a tree today, and it will provide you fruit tomorrow."
"The easiest way to be the prettiest girl at a party is to rig the guest list."
"A gullible dreamer is better than an expert doubter."
"Dear fear, I'm divorcing you. Dear courage, I'm courting you. Dear hope, I'm pursuing you. Dear love, I'm marrying you."
"Think like the great, speak like the great, act like the great, and you will become like the great."
"A diamond is just another stone to one who is ignorant of its value."
"If we are of one mind, thousands can be conquered. If we are of one heart, millions can be conquered. If we are of one soul, countless can be conquered."
"If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar."
"A small idea with wings will take you higher than a big one with legs."
"Love lost is better than hate found. True criticism is better than false praise. Genuine enemies are better than counterfeit friends."
"The best way to overcome your weaknesses is to turn them into strengths."
"Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony."
"It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends."
"You are a seed, that is why God plants you in adversity when He wants you to grow."
"In a group of intelligent men expect only one to be wise."
"You cannot reach the stars feet on the ground."
"One who loves roses cannot avoid its thorns."
"Solving a problem is intelligence. Preventing a problem is wisdom."
"Our most beautiful dreams are born from our most unpleasant nightmares."
"A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground."
"Water is not frightened of the ocean. Light is not frightened of the Sun."
"Stars are not praised for shining during the day, but at night."
"One who loves lives a thousand years in one day, one who hates only lives one day in a thousand years."
"Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow."
"Power gives you influence in the world, love gives you influence in the universe."
"Love is ill-mannered; it can knock on your heart early, stay late, and leave without saying goodbye."
"In the morning envision victory, at night dream of it, but during the day fight for it."
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