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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors

"The cheapest thing in your life is money; the most expensive, love."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The cheapest thing in your life is money; the most expensive, love."
"A calm ocean is safer than a raging river."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A calm ocean is safer than a raging river."
"Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest."
"It is easier to lose a thosuand disciples than to win over one."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"It is easier to lose a thosuand disciples than to win over one."
"If you have a spark of genius, kindle it until it becomes a flame."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"If you have a spark of genius, kindle it until it becomes a flame."
"If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful."
"A lion's strength does not lie in its roar."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A lion's strength does not lie in its roar."
"The only place you will find love before sacrifice is in the dictionary."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The only place you will find love before sacrifice is in the dictionary."
"Shine your light at all times, you never know who you are leading out of the dark."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Shine your light at all times, you never know who you are leading out of the dark."
"Raise your thoughts. Ennoble your desires. Better your actions. Elevate your life."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Raise your thoughts. Ennoble your desires. Better your actions. Elevate your life."
"The price of greatness is exorbitant, only those rich in courage can afford it."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The price of greatness is exorbitant, only those rich in courage can afford it."
"You were born to dream. You were born to strive. You were born to conquer. You were born to rise."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"You were born to dream. You were born to strive. You were born to conquer. You were born to rise."
"God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it."
"Believe in yourself, not in your critics."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Believe in yourself, not in your critics."
"The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you."
"Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence."
"You must walk on water, especially if you don't know how to swim."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"You must walk on water, especially if you don't know how to swim."
"The easiest way to be the prettiest girl at a party is to rig the guest list."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The easiest way to be the prettiest girl at a party is to rig the guest list."
"A flower's beauty is birthed in a seed's ugly struggles."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A flower's beauty is birthed in a seed's ugly struggles."
"A gullible dreamer is better than an expert doubter."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A gullible dreamer is better than an expert doubter."
"You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you."
"Dear fear, I'm divorcing you. Dear courage, I'm courting you. Dear hope, I'm pursuing you. Dear love, I'm marrying you."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Dear fear, I'm divorcing you. Dear courage, I'm courting you. Dear hope, I'm pursuing you. Dear love, I'm marrying you."
"Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings."
"No matter how much territory the wolf conquers the lion will still rule the jungle."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"No matter how much territory the wolf conquers the lion will still rule the jungle."
"The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns."
"Small bait cast properly can catch big fish."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Small bait cast properly can catch big fish."
"Understand that every 'voice' has the spirit to influence. Watch your tone, accent, volume and speed. Be careful that you don't sound angry or argumentative whenever driving an important point. Equally important, is not sounding serious or sounding playful when the message being conveyed needs to be taken seriously."
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Archibald Marwizi
"Understand that every 'voice' has the spirit to influence. Watch your tone, accent, volume and speed. Be careful that you don't sound angry or argumentative whenever driving an important point. Equally important, is not sounding serious or sounding playful when the message being conveyed needs to be taken seriously."
"The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages."
"When bad things happen to you, become wiser, not bitter."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"When bad things happen to you, become wiser, not bitter."
"Your mind can imagine what others cannot. Your heart can sense what others cannot. Your soul can receive what others cannot. Your feet can go where others cannot. Your hands can do what others cannot."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Your mind can imagine what others cannot. Your heart can sense what others cannot. Your soul can receive what others cannot. Your feet can go where others cannot. Your hands can do what others cannot."
"A sage's mind is greater than a warrior's sword."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A sage's mind is greater than a warrior's sword."
"Your mind is greater than your problems, your heart is greater than your troubles, your soul is greater than your temptations, and your God is greater than your obstacles."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Your mind is greater than your problems, your heart is greater than your troubles, your soul is greater than your temptations, and your God is greater than your obstacles."
"Keep positive. Stay focused. Stand strong. Fight on."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Keep positive. Stay focused. Stand strong. Fight on."
"A lion never loses sleep over a sheep's sentiments."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A lion never loses sleep over a sheep's sentiments."
"If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar."
"A book is a whole world that you can fit into your pocket."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A book is a whole world that you can fit into your pocket."
"Smile more. Laugh more. Love more. Shine more."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Smile more. Laugh more. Love more. Shine more."
"When people smile at a rich man, they are smiling at his wallet."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"When people smile at a rich man, they are smiling at his wallet."
"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."
"One who has been stung by a spider should not go out and kill bees."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"One who has been stung by a spider should not go out and kill bees."
"An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers."
"The best way to overcome your weaknesses is to turn them into strengths."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The best way to overcome your weaknesses is to turn them into strengths."
"If a man does not treat you like a princess during courtship, he will not treat you like a queen during marriage."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"If a man does not treat you like a princess during courtship, he will not treat you like a queen during marriage."
"Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life."
"Train the ears to hear more. Train the eyes to see more. Train the hands to do more. Train the feet to accomplish more. Train the mind to think more. Train the heart to feel more. Train the soul to love more."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Train the ears to hear more. Train the eyes to see more. Train the hands to do more. Train the feet to accomplish more. Train the mind to think more. Train the heart to feel more. Train the soul to love more."
"Your brightest light will take you to your greatest heights."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Your brightest light will take you to your greatest heights."
"If a woman stands behind you, respect her; if she stands beside you, cherish her; if she stands with you, adore her."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"If a woman stands behind you, respect her; if she stands beside you, cherish her; if she stands with you, adore her."
"Thoughts are powerful; before you were born, you were one."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Thoughts are powerful; before you were born, you were one."
"Be the calm in someone else's storm."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Be the calm in someone else's storm."
"It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends."
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