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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Today's storms usher in tomorrow's sunshine."
"A calm lion is still more dangerous than a raging dog."
"The best way to catch a bee is using its own honey."
"The wise have two arms, and yet can grasp many things, and have two eyes, and yet can perceive many things."
"Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others are sad."
"If God charged us for every tear He shed for us, the world would be bankrupt."
"A garden is never beautiful by accident."
"The enlightened are superior to the learned."
"The size of your storm determines the size of your rainbow."
"Love is like honey, you cannot share it without getting some on your heart's fingers."
"Your life is God's gift to you, what you do with it is your gift to Him."
"Danger is opportunity inside out."
"He who teaches you how to tend a garden has given you more than he who has given you a hundred roses."
"Raise your thoughts, not your fists."
"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles."
"It is not enough to read many books, you have to read the right ones."
"Wisdom is better than flattery, even if bitter in your ears."
"The most beautiful rainbows are sometimes formed in the ugliest storms."
"Don't speak thoughtlessly. Don't worry unnecessarily. Don't work half-heartedly. Don't spend recklessly. Don't give begrudgingly. Don't act self-centeredly. Don't live short-sightedly."
"Give of yourself to others and others will give of themselves to you."
"To be a good leader, win minds; to be a great leader, win heart's; and to be an extraordinary leader, win souls."
"It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts."
"Falling in love is not the problem, hitting your head on the way down is."
"If a woman tells you how terrible she looks, sincerely deny it, even if you agree."
"Stand out because you think differently. Stand out because you speak differently. Stand out because you act differently. Stand out because you work differently. Stand out because you live differently."
"Present tears water the gardens of future blessings."
"Don't believe a man will give you the world if he doesn't even buy you flowers."
"An intelligent man only argues with his wife when she has lost her voice."
"It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears."
"Your mind is a weapon. Your heart is an asset. Your soul is a treasure. Your life is a jewel."
"I was never punished for my ignorance, I was punished by my ignorance."
"Priceless diamonds often shape in worthless dirt."
"Don't wound someone's eye trying to remove the twig from it."
"Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them."
"If you want to lead a pleasant life, be good to yourself; if you want to lead a happy life, be good to others; and if you want to lead an exceptional life, be good to everyone."
"It is in the stormiest skies that eagles find their true calling."
"Practicing what you preach is the world's most eloquent sermon."
"Money promises more than it delivers, love delivers more than it promises."
"When the tables are turned, whoever was full becomes hungry."
"You don't have to boast for work that speaks for itself."
"The thorny path to greatness is better than the rosy path to mediocrity."
"Follow your dreams with all of your mind. Chase your dreams with all of your heart. Accomplish your dreams with all of your soul."
"An archer must never blame a target for missing it."
"What you were is yesterday. What you are is now. What you can be is tomorrow. What you decide to be is today."
"If you choose money over love, you will always be poor."
"Higher thoughts lead to a higher life."
"If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own."
"Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest."
"Roses bloom whether you praise them or not."
"Hands move rocks, faith moves mountains."
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