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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts."
"Live for your dreams, not your memories."
"Pray sensibly. Pray scrupulously. Pray selflessly. Pray seriously."
"I have never met anyone who gave back a heart they stole."
"It is because of pain that you value pleasure, sorrow that you value joy, despair that you value hope, war that you value peace, and hate that you value love."
"In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life."
"Resist men who tell you your dreams are impossible; embrace those who, even though they do not believe in them, encourage you."
"To change your life, love yourself. To change your community, love others. To change the world, love everyone."
"You only become truly rich the day you possess something that money cannot buy."
"Be like water; soft as it is, it breaks through rocks and impenetrable surfaces."
"If you are a person of faith like me, then learn to discern between what requires medical intervention and what requires spiritual or even psychological specialists. There are enough physicians and specialists to deal with medical conditions, allow them to play their part without disturbing their interventions by adopting untested bush-advice."
"The world says fit in, the universe says stand out."
"Understanding is to knowledge what the flesh is to the body. Insight is to wisdom what life is to the soul."
"Negative thoughts have dirty feet, don't let even the least of them set foot in your mind."
"Learn more. Love more. Laugh more. Live more."
"If God had a wife He would be in just as much trouble as any man."
"The earliest bird gets the worm only if the worm is stupid enough to show up."
"You can be happy even if your bones are broken, but no man is happy when his heart is heavy."
"Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself."
"Acquaintances are numerous. Friends are few. Enemies many."
"Dance to the beat of your own drum, whether the world likes your rhythmic movements or not."
"There are two kinds of warriors: those on the battlefield, and those in the boardroom; both are out to win. But the age of King Alexander has gone, and the age of Bill Gates has come."
"The soul's garden is watered by love's rivers."
"A tree does not despair when a few of its leaves fall off because there is more room for greener ones to take their place."
"Love is the greatest drug; joy is the strongest medicine; virtue is the noblest remedy; together, they are the greatest therapy."
"When you fall for someone not even reason can help you up."
"If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars."
"Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them."
"Money can't buy love, except on Valentine's Day."
"Don't let people draw you into their darkness, pull them into your light."
"When you are walking on water it is fear, not sharks, that sinks you."
"A flower must bloom inside first before revealing its beauty to the world."
"One learns wisdom from sorrow, but pleasure is one of the fruits of wisdom."
"Visible obstacles shine a light on hidden opportunities."
"Beautiful beginnings are often born from ugly endings."
"A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper."
"Keep negative people in your prayers, not in your life."
"Skill follows the rules, talent breaks the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules."
"Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after."
"Ancient wisdom is a present blessing."
"You learn the value of water when the rivers are dry. You learn the value of light when the winters are prolonged. You learn the value of water when the fields are bare."
"Don't be afraid of marrying the right person even if they come from the wrong background."
"Love gives you knees to crawl, feet to run, legs to sprint, and wings to soar."
"Whatever you search for will either meet you halfway or wait for you."
"The blind cannot see light, but can feel its warmth. The deaf cannot hear sound, but are aware of its power."
"Smile, just to infuriate those who envy you."
"Love in your mind can be felt by some, love in your heart can be felt by many, but love in your soul can be felt by all."
"To strengthen the body's muscles, exercise; the mind's muscles, read; the heart's muscle's, laugh; and the soul's muscles, love."
"You don't have to wait for a storm to pass to paint your own rainbow."
"No three words have greater force than "I want you", greater strength than "I need you", greater might than "I miss you", and greater power than "I love you"."
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