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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"A rose's beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed."
"Everyone has the Capacity to Succeed, Ceteris Paribus!"
"The soul's smile is better than the heart's grin."
"It is difficult for flowers to hide their beauty, that is why they are always picked first."
"A ruler who is loved is greater than a ruler who is feared."
"Light wears out the eyes but does not wear out the soul."
"A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow."
"If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength."
"Joy turns tears into laughter. Hope turns mourning into gladness. Wisdom turns tragedy into fortune. Faith turns defeat into triumph. Love turns enmity into friendship."
"Fear creates mountains, faith conquers mountains."
"The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars."
"A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine."
"What sinks the devil sails the Christian."
"You win minds through your brilliance. You win hearts through your tenderness. You win souls through your benevolence."
"A living fool is worth less than a dead hero."
"Behind your darkest fears lie your brightest rewards."
"Small truths have greater power than big lies."
"Inspire greatness in others and it will be easier to inspire greatness in yourself."
"The universe does not shed tears when a star falls from the sky, it gives birth to another one."
"Marriage is a full time job, a good one comes with full benefits."
"You don't scale a mountain with your mouth, but with your feet."
"Bitter love is better than sweet hate."
"The sun consumes even itself to give light to a dark world, do likewise."
"You can paint the whole sky black, but that won't keep stars from shinning."
"Great men learn from their weaknesses, and learn to use their strengths. Ordinary men learn nothing from their weaknesses, and underuse their strengths."
"If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night."
"When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere."
"A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred."
"No tree becomes large without smaller trees hoping its branches get cut off."
"When failure knocks on your door, ignore it. When defeat bangs on your door, lock it. When success knocks on your door, answer it. When greatness knocks on your door, seize it."
"One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes."
"Stars shine on us, but talent shines in us."
"Success is the shyest creature, blushes when you court it, jilts you when you propose to it, reneges later and perhaps blushes again."
"Learning is intelligence. Knowing is understanding. Practicing is wisdom. Teaching is virtue."
"Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you."
"Suspense consumes your opponents, whereas mystery intrigues your followers."
"The ear never forgets what the soul says."
"Your greatest obstacles usher you to your greatest rewards."
"The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it, it creates beautiful waves instead."
"It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight."
"You don't need to move mountains when love will fly you over."
"When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness."
"If the heart had a brain kind people would rule the world."
"A rose struggling in a desert is still braver than a flower flourishing in a rain forest."
"Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows."
"The grass is always green if God is watering it."
"To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life."
"If a man found his dream wife, it was because he was wide awake."
"If you are too good to look after God's trash, you are not good enough to look after God's treasure."
"You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them."
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