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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."
"Lead competently. Lead productively. Lead skillfully. Lead excellently."
"Be as humble as Moses, as patient as Job, and as virtuous as Daniel."
"When you look into the mirror, you can't even see your heart; but when God looks at your shadow, He sees your soul."
"The sea, no matter how endless, depends on rivers."
"I miss you", is how she entices you. "I want you", is how she charms you. "I need you", is how she entraps you. "I love you", is how she imprisons you."
"You have not accomplished anything significant if no one envies you."
"Intelligence will help you build a company, wisdom will help you build an empire."
"The great take steps to success, the extraordinary take leaps to success, and the remarkable take flight to success."
"In serving the poor, one serves humanity. In serving mankind, one serves equity. In serving goodness, one serves God. In serving the Creator, one serves himself."
"A smile is the most beautiful thing you can wear."
"Do not become more useful than God."
"Faith opens many doors. Performance keeps them open."
"One fish in your net is better than a thousand in the ocean."
"Hate hides in darkness, love hides in light."
"Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world."
"The farther you venture into the forest the more valuable the fruit."
"He who unlocks his greatest potential will reap his greatest treasures."
"Folly, like its consequences, is dreadful. Wisdom, like its rewards, is great."
"The struggles of the past are the gateway to the blessings of the future."
"If you sweep a woman off of her feet, make sure your character is strong enough to keep her in the air."
"Fear must die for your dreams to live."
"You cannot build an empire hands folded."
"Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you."
"A lion will never be afraid of sheep, no matter how many outnumber it."
"Success is the sweetest thing to taste, the bitterest thing to lose, and the hardest thing to earn."
"School is a hospital where people recover from ignorance, life is a hospital where people recuperate from arrogance."
"If there are many thorns in your life, it is because you are a rose."
"A golden opportunity may turn into silver if you wait too long to take advantage of it."
"Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become."
"Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles."
"No matter how low the sun sets, the time is coming when it will surely rise."
"The eloquence of the pen is just as sharp as the point of a sword."
"A good question is the shortcut to a good answer."
"In the presence of the sun nobody sees the stars; excel, and you too will eclipse your competition."
"Regard those who respect you. Esteem those who honor you. Cherish those who love you. Reward those who adore you."
"It is not the size of the ring, but the size of the love."
"Follow few. Lead many. Walk with some. Embrace all."
"Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst."
"A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves."
"Wind has no home in the world, and therefore wanders everywhere. Light has no home in the universe, and therefore returns to God."
"The only race you are guaranteed to win is the one you run alone."
"There are silent killers like poverty, hunger, easily preventable diseases and illnesses, and other related conditions. These remain a daily and ongoing catastrophe, but they rarely manage to achieve and sustain, prime-time headline coverage on the news. Why not report on these until someone acts on them?"
"Dream up, and you will go up; dream down, and you will go down."
"They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle."
"Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with your genius."
"If you try to hide a star behind a dark veil, it will still shine through it."
"You must learn to accept that humans make mistakes, but when the same issue is repeated over and over without corrective strategies to plug the holes, then you must expect negative impact on your definition of success. It is normal to make a mistake, but learn, face the consequences, get back up and march on. If you want to be different or stand out as a brand, then your actions, habits, behaviours and decisions must reflect that 'you care about what people think or say about you."
"Hate is strong, fear is mighty, jealousy is powerful, but love is invincible."
"You are no greater than the adversity you can handle."
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