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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Some birds learn how to fly only after falling off of a cliff."
"Be smarter than others imagined. Be braver than others anticipated. Be stronger than others calculated. Be better than others envisioned."
"Unleash the potential that is in another and you unleash the potential that is in you."
"When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born."
"Being married is effortless, being happily married takes work."
"The hungriest wolf leads the pack."
"If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other."
"Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open."
"The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings."
"If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside."
"The past only dies so the future can live."
"The distance between two minds is understanding."
"An inch of light can conquer a mile of darkness."
"Taking the road less travelled is easier, there is less congestion."
"If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone."
"Why weep when it takes less energy to laugh? Why frown when it takes less energy to smile? Why despair when it takes less energy to hope? Why fear when it takes less energy to love?"
"A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears."
"Wisdom is simple but profound. Folly, even when complex, is stupid."
"Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise."
"The ocean has limits, but true love does not."
"Where there is wisdom there is life, and where there is evil there is death. Folly is your enemy and so are fools; wisdom is your friend and so are the wise."
"If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds."
"Your greatest highs come from overcoming your greatest lows."
"If you invest in your critics more than you invest in your dreams, you have successfully invested in your failure."
"Lust promises you the world, and disappoints. Love promises you the universe, and delivers."
"Shatter your fears and you will shatter records."
"Looking for a wife is like fishing; before you go, make sure you don't have a hole in your net."
"Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those who do both are friends."
"A cup of wisdom is more valuable than an ocean of intelligence."
"Positive thoughts precede positive results."
"If you catch poisonous fish, throw it back into the sea."
"One who sharpens his sword before sharpening his mind has already been conquered by ignorance."
"It is not enough to knock on successes' door; you have to knock hard enough. And if no one answers, either go through a window, or break down the door."
"Great faith equals great power."
"Average leaders take you to the mountain. Superior leaders take you up the mountain. Excellent leaders take you to mountaintop. Transcendent leaders take you to the stars."
"Everyone comes with baggage, marry the one whose baggage weighs the least."
"The dark skies of despair are no match for the bright skies of hope."
"A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend."
"Love is the most beautiful flower in the garden of life."
"Set goals, pursue them, achieve them, and then surpass them."
"The louder your "I can", the closer your "I've done it!"
"Raging winds and clashing seasshould not keep you from victory. Stormy winds and raging seasgive birth to great destinies."
"The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns."
"Don't think about sharks when you are walking on water."
"Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value."
"In a world full of pebbles dare to be a diamond."
"One gains more from a fast than a feast."
"Lead competently. Lead productively. Lead skillfully. Lead excellently."
"Be as humble as Moses, as patient as Job, and as virtuous as Daniel."
"In life, those with heart certainly outdo those with 'smart'."
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