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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Disciplining a child is easier than disciplining a grown person, and forgiving a child's insolence is easier than forgiving a grown person's impudence."
"Greatness lies on the other side of fear."
"Don't do things or act out your posture and gestures to impress people, just be yourself and portray the confident 'you' with that high self-esteem. So relax because you are 'you'. Be sincere, be authentic. That will be impressive enough."
"Start planning from your internal or spiritual view of things. The external view always has a way of distorting, discouraging and limiting your dream."
"Action is king, but wisdom is queen."
"Three quarters of faith is boldness. Three quarters of wisdom is intelligence. Three quarters of love is kindness."
"More love, more power. Less love, less power. Great love, great power."
"The world has enough light from the sun, but not from your mind; and the universe has enough light from the stars, but not from your soul."
"When perplexed, God appears to you in the form of wisdom; when troubled, in the form of peace; when sad, in the form of joy; when heartbroken, in the form of love."
"Never allow temporary defeat to keep you from lasting victory."
"There are no speed limits on the road to love, that is why some arrive instantly."
"The great compete not only against others, but against themselves."
"The great, like stars, are not afraid of dark times for that is when they shine the brightest."
"Genius is talent set on fire."
"If you waste time watering a fruitless tree, fruitful ones may die of thirst."
"You are the architect of your future, you decide whether you build a hut or a palace."
"The wolf pounces on the sheep when the shepherd strays."
"Talent is the seed, success is the fruit."
"If you can't move a mountain by faith, move it by carrying away stone by stone."
"Don't be too busy growing old that you forget to grow up."
"Confident sheep overcome insecure wolves."
"A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth."
"When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed."
"A star does not cease to be a star because it is surrounded by darkness."
"Don't resent the sky for its storms, esteem it for its rainbows."
"The spoon's color does not change the soup's taste."
"Fear is unnecessary cargo when sailing to success."
"A diamond will never tell you how valuable it is; if you don't already know, you are not worthy of it."
"When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, "At least now I can see the stars."
"An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength."
"Passion stimulates you, love intoxicates you, marriage sobers you, and parenthood tries you."
"Walking to success is better than sprinting to failure."
"If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment."
"The best chapters in your life story are written by love."
"When I was young, I believed God was a woman because I couldn't come up with any other explanation as to why the universe was so tidy."
"The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow."
"If all you have is money, you are among the poorest people in the world."
"One does not become strong lifting feathers."
"God is the world's oldest poet, love is the world's oldest poem."
"The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows."
"God cannot resist love for He cannot resist Himself."
"If you build castles in the air, make sure you have a ladder to reach them."
"Love is more potent than wine, one drop can intoxicate you for a lifetime."
"Don't waste dollars counting cents."
"Love is loud; the soul hears it, even if the universe is deaf."
"If you step on a serpent, it will reply you with its fangs."
"Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul."
"A diamond does not complain about the discomfort of being polished, for in the end it knows it will shine."
"The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some, the intelligent learn from many, but the enlightened learn from all."
"If you have the power to put a smile on one person's face, you have the power to change the world."
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