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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves."
"If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds."
"A caterpillar knows it's a butterfly, even if the whole world tries to convince it that it's just a worm."
"Learn, only to live. Live, only to learn."
"Tomorrow belongs to those who learn today."
"The shrewd marry for money, the scheming marry for status, the calculating marry for power, but the wise marry for love."
"It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted."
"He who traps mice should not boast to he who hunts lions."
"A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies."
"The saddest day in the woods is when birds run out of happy songs to sing."
"The sky won't shed tears if stars refuse to shine, it will wait for the sun."
"Greatness is not measured by what you have, but by what you give."
"Counting your chickens before they hatch is only wise if God has told you how many will survive."
"Love is fierce like a lion; once it has entered the heart, it is in vain to resist."
"He who strives for excellence strives for greatness."
"Love is the only flame that can light up your soul and universe simultaneously."
"The storm is the optimist's friend, but the pessimist's nightmare."
"Storms are rainbow's inside out."
"Hope is a better friend than despair."
"One who has great faith has great power."
"Love is the luckiest tenant in the world, living in the hearts of men and women rent free."
"Flowers still have to stretch to bloom."
"You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered."
"The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit lives on."
"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."
"Love has the mind of a sage, the heart of a saint, and the soul of an angel."
"One fish in your net is better than a thousand in the ocean."
"Success is yours if you are willing to pursue it to the ends of the earth."
"Hate hides in darkness, love hides in light."
"If God had a flower for each moment He thought of you, the whole universe would be a garden."
"You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence."
"Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure."
"Have the mind of a fox, the heart of a lion, the tongue of a serpent, the flair of a swan, and the soul of a dove."
"Help when you can. Give what you have. Do what you must. Be who you ought to be."
"The real power of a leader is in the number of minds he can reach, hearts he can touch, souls he can move, and lives he can change."
"Fear must die for your dreams to live."
"If there are many thorns in your life, it is because you are a rose."
"What you conquer in your soul you conquer in your world."
"One who wishes to cross the ocean first builds a ship."
"Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become."
"If someone is destined to be with you, nothing can keep her away; if she is not, nothing can make her stay."
"In the presence of the sun nobody sees the stars; excel, and you too will eclipse your competition."
"Smile if you want to be happy now, love if you want to be happy forever."
"Generosity is inverted prosperity."
"Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams."
"Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none."
"You are no greater than the adversity you can handle."
"Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up."
"First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you."
"Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness. Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence. Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness. Marrying a virtuous person is a reflection of your uprightness."
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