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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting."
"What you conquer within you conquer without."
"One deed from a sage achieves more than a thousand deeds from warriors."
"If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night."
"It is at midnight, not midday, that stars shine the brightest."
"One man's thorn is another man's rose."
"A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred."
"Knowledge makes you strong, wisdom makes you powerful, and love makes you invincible."
"Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble."
"Fish that boast in a pond should not boast in the ocean."
"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 forgives his enemies conquers them, one who loves his enemies conquers himself."
"Kindness beautifies your words. Love sweetens your words. Wisdom empowers your words."
"With strength you can move rocks. With faith you can move mountains. With love you can move the world."
"Ordinary leaders move mounds, good leaders move hills, but great leaders move mountains."
"Knowledge makes you strong, understanding makes you formidable, wisdom makes you powerful, and love makes you invincible."
"If you think too much, you will worry too much; if you worry too much, you will fear too much; if you fear too much, you will dread too much; and if you dread too much, you will suffer too much."
"You cannot lead and follow a herd at the same time."
"Stars shine on us, but talent shines in us."
"Don't judge a lion by its swimming abilities."
"If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness."
"Love does not wear out the heart, even if it weighs a thousand tons."
"To realize your greatest strengths, you must first overcome your greatest weaknesses."
"You cannot cross large rivers without building bridges."
"Nature hides its secrets in wisdom, the universe hides its secrets in love."
"A sage's tongue is a little less than a prophet's. A prophet's tongue is a little less than an angel's."
"The distance between you and the door when you have had enough of your spouse is love."
"Wind has no feet, but travels great distances, and has no hands, but carries great objects."
"Your greatest obstacles usher you to your greatest rewards."
"A sharp stick is better than a blunt sword."
"Chase your dreams and your nightmares will grow tired of chasing you."
"The great, like plants, do not curse storms for they are nourished by them."
"Faith is the best ingredient for miracles."
"It is at the edge of intelligence that wisdom awaits."
"Before you wear a crown of gold, life sometimes makes you wear a crown of thorns."
"In knowledge there is strength, in understanding there is might, and in wisdom there is power."
"Character is greatness inside out."
"A slice is a loaf to a mouse."
"Your mind is a gift. Your heart is a prize. Your soul is a blessing. Your life is a reward."
"Love poured out multiplies love poured in."
"A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins."
"Your back may be pushed against the wall, but your brain is not."
"You are an artist, your life is your masterpiece."
"Life is a stage: perform your masterpiece."
"In order to soar like an eagle one has to be bold like a lion."
"People can hurt you, but you must still love. People can betray you, but you can still trust. People can put you down, but you must still rise. People can oppose you, but you can still prevail."
"If you teach a wolf how to hunt, it will reward you by devouring you."
"A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts."
"An ounce of faith can overcome a ton of fear."
"Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success."
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