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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Stars do not shine on their friends alone."
"Before you ask God to bless you, give Him a reason to."
"Skill gives you legs to jog, talent gives you legs to run, brilliance gives you legs to sprint, but genius gives you wings to fly."
"Lovely flowers sometimes bloom in ugly places."
"When God wants to give you a miracle, He first gives you a problem."
"Never fight for a girl; while pounding each other, someone is already making plans to whisk her away."
"Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech."
"You become the master of what you master."
"You don't stop planting corn because weeds are going to grow beside it."
"It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory."
"Love has two rules: the first one is love, and the second one is love some more."
"A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed."
"Beauty catches your eye, joy seizes your heart, and love captures your soul."
"The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise."
"God in you is the greatness in you."
"Lust makes you weak, passion makes you strong, love makes you brave, and heartache makes you wise."
"Breaking down a closed door is quicker than waiting for someone to answer it."
"The ocean does not lose its splendor because it lost a few drops."
"If you light a fire, you cannot conceal the smoke."
"The worm's bad luck is the bird's good fortune."
"A loyal pet is better than a faithless friend."
"Love is the brightest star in the soul's sky."
"Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this."
"The shrewd may gain temporarily, but the wise gain permanently."
"Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies."
"He who cannot dance blames the song."
"Beautiful gifts sometimes come wrapped in ugly paper."
"Clear skies do not promise rain."
"A beautiful face is temporary, a beautiful soul is forever."
"You will never reach the stars without courage to lose sight of the ground."
"Be calm on your wedding day; she won't kill you in front of a hundred people, no matter what you've done."
"Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first."
"A sage benefits from his mistakes more than a fool benefits from his triumphs."
"If you want to double your happiness, pour it into someone else."
"Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened."
"A spouse is someone you can live with, a soulmate is someone you can't live without."
"You were born a winner, you decide whether you remain one or not."
"How many races have been dehumanized in the name of evolution and scientific race theories? Is a bomb a religious or a scientific invention?"
"Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has many hands, but no heart. Fear has many titles, but no honor. Hate has many forms, but no soul."
"Lead rationally. Lead responsibly. Lead resiliently. Lead reliably."
"One deed from a sage achieves more than a thousand deeds from warriors."
"Great sages began as great students."
"One man's thorn is another man's rose."
"Scars mean you fought. Wrinkles mean you lived. Heartache means you loved."
"God is the world's oldest philosopher, love is the world's oldest sage."
"As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages."
"Feeding a lion will never make him your friend."
"Knowledge makes you strong, understanding makes you formidable, wisdom makes you powerful, and love makes you invincible."
"Believing is the shortcut to achieving."
"Don't resent a woman for who she is not, love her for who she is."
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