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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine."
"Don't let people draw you into their darkness, pull them into your light."
"One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine."
"The shrewd hunt foxes, the strong hunt lions, but the mighty hunt elephants."
"A small tree with large roots will last longer than a large tree with small roots."
"Visible obstacles shine a light on hidden opportunities."
"Use the pebbles of failure to build yourself a bridge to success."
"Keep negative people in your prayers, not in your life."
"A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth."
"Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain."
"Your greatest acts result from your greatest love."
"Ancient wisdom is a present blessing."
"Don't mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don't cry over the present, it has no sympathy for you, and I don't weep the future, it has no mercy on you."
"Though love may be blind, it sees much; though it may be deaf, it hears much; though it may be mute, it says much; and though it may be lame, it does much."
"Crawl in faith, and you will end up walking. Walk in faith, and you will end up jogging. Jog in faith, and you will end up running. Run in faith, and you will end up sprinting. Sprint in faith, and you will end up soaring."
"Your greatest challenges bring out your greatest potential."
"Knowledge is the seed, intelligence is the stem, understanding is the branch, and wisdom is the fruit."
"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."
"One good friend is better than a thousand questionable ones."
"Encourage many, enlighten many, and you will empower many."
"The blind cannot see light, but can feel its warmth. The deaf cannot hear sound, but are aware of its power."
"One kind deed is more beautiful than a thousand good intentions."
"It is never crowded at the mountaintop."
"Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper."
"Look behind you in gratitude. Look ahead of you in hope. Look beside you in caution. Look around you in faith."
"Don't let yesterday's storm keep you from enjoying today's sunshine."
"To strengthen the body's muscles, exercise; the mind's muscles, read; the heart's muscle's, laugh; and the soul's muscles, love."
"Your values, as guiding principles, will influence your attitude towards yourself, life, other people, work and even challenges or success itself. Your values are a product of your beliefs."
"You cannot till this year's land using last year's sun."
"Before letting someone hold your heart in their hands, make sure their hands are clean."
"Ask for a fish, and you only get one; ask for a net, and you can catch dozens."
"Your inner light is your inner power."
"An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room."
"A business is an army; you are the general, and your subordinates are your troops. Victory is achieving your goals. Great victory is surpassing your goals."
"You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you."
"Skill is the bridge between success and great success."
"Wisdom is intelligence set on fire."
"Were my love the sky, it would be boundless. Were my love the sea, it would be ceaseless. Were my love the world, it would be limitless. Were my love the universe, it would be endless."
"Never give a negative thought an inch or it will take a mile."
"Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more."
"A fish is a genius in water, an eagle is a genius in air, a fox is a genius on land, and a sage is a genius in life."
"An open heart leaves a breach for someone to pour love into it."
"I attended the University of Earth, and earned my P. H. D in life from the school of hardship."
"Strive to have the faith of a child, endeavour to have the wisdom of an elder."
"You can see a person without using your eyes, hear a person without using your ears, carry a person without using your hands, speak to a person without using your mouth, and move a person without using your feet."
"Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe."
"Walking on water is safer than sailing in a leaking boat."
"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 food when the fields are bare."
"If greatness was easy to attain, everyone's name would be in history books."
"Small caterpillars still become big butterflies."
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