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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"If you want to be happy now, love now; if you want to be happy later, love later; but if you want to be happy always, love always."
"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."
"Small caterpillars still become big butterflies."
"True riches belong to those who shun false ones."
"The greatest you is found in the kindest you."
"If you have a house but no home, you are homeless; knowledge but no wisdom, you are imprudent; acquaintances but no friends, you are lonely; money but no happiness, you are poor; and life but no joy, you are lifeless."
"From rocks come gold. From coal comes diamonds. From oysters come pearls. From caterpillars come butterflies. From adversity come the great."
"He who has love in his heart has the universe in his hands."
"The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow."
"If he's not a wreck without you, you married the wrong man."
"You are God's chisel, it is you He uses to create masterpieces."
"A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust."
"Obstacles must be overcome. Problems must be solved. Doubt must be resisted. Fear must be defeated."
"An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile."
"Small steps of faith add up to great leaps of success."
"If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly."
"Understanding is important for studying, knowledge is important for teaching, and wisdom is important for living."
"A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly."
"A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly."
"Love is the world's greatest doctor, it can heal almost anything."
"Intelligence opens the door to the universe, but only wisdom walks through."
"Climbing mountains is strength, moving mountains is faith."
"A thousand ways to please your wife boil down to two words: "Yes, dear."
"The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build."
"Love in fools is better than hate in the wise."
"True faith is when you see the harvest before you plant the seed."
"You are guaranteed failure if you accept it. Victory is almost in your hands if you are willing to die for it. Success is already yours if God has ordained it."
"Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies."
"The greatest gift you can open is your heart to someone in need."
"The deaf cannot hear wind, but can feel its touch. The blind cannot see the sun, but can feel its warmth."
"He who runs from a challenge runs from an opportunity."
"Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate."
"The desert is harsh, but persevering flowers flourish."
"Anyone can look up at a mountain, but not everyone can look down from it."
"Don't look for Mrs. Right if all your character demonstrates is you are Mr. Wrong."
"Crying all the way to success is better than smiling all the way to failure."
"Your employees are your warriors, you are their general. Each sale is a victory."
"An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge."
"Stars don't need words to be heard, their beauty speaks for them."
"Greatness awaits those who can rise from their greatest failures."
"Hardship is a legitimate test of character, resilience a legitimate sign of strength and patience a legitimate mark of faith."
"Hate may have its hour, but love will have its day."
"If you are sad, love will make you happy; afraid, love will make you brave; weak, love will make you strong; and broken, love will make you whole."
"If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood."
"A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt."
"A rose does not need to boast of what the whole world already knows, its beauty."
"In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity."
"The darker it gets, the brighter your dreams shine."
"Don't waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower."
"A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves."
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