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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Never make a promise you can't keep. Never look down on a person you can't help. Never solicit a question you can't answer. Never judge a person you don't understand. Never condemn a person you don't know."
"Faith opens many doors. Performance keeps them open."
"A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine."
"Love does these three things effectively: multiplies joy, divides trouble, subtracts grief, and adds peace."
"He who unlocks his greatest potential will reap his greatest treasures."
"An apple never bares a pear."
"If you sweep a woman off of her feet, make sure your character is strong enough to keep her in the air."
"The highest wisdom is sometimes found in the lowest people."
"Success is the sweetest thing to taste, the bitterest thing to lose, and the hardest thing to earn."
"A good question is the shortcut to a good answer."
"If you stand in the way of two people who were meant to be together, destiny's train will run you over."
"When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep."
"It is not the size of the ring, but the size of the love."
"Follow few. Lead many. Walk with some. Embrace all."
"Elders in the dark see better than children in the light."
"Wind has no home in the world, and therefore wanders everywhere. Light has no home in the universe, and therefore returns to God."
"A lion is born knowing how to hunt, but has to learn how to hunt well."
"To walk in the footsteps of the great, put on their shoes."
"A heart full of bitterness is a life full of sorrows."
"Hate is strong, fear is mighty, jealousy is powerful, but love is invincible."
"When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you."
"The student asked the master, "Teacher, what should I do to become great?" the master replied: Succeed where others have failed."
"Rest as if you'll live forever, work as if you'll die today."
"While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly."
"Be a teacher. Be a healer. Be a giver. Be a winner."
"Failing over and over again is how you learn to succeed over and over again."
"Life is the song you dance to when reality sings."
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, not the mirror."
"I prefer male enemies to female ones, I can survive a dog's bite better than a scorpion's sting."
"It is easier to move mountains using God's hands."
"Bait, no matter how big, is useless if fish don't want it."
"When you put on your thinking cap make sure it's clean."
"Words let you know what is in someone's mind, deeds let you know what is in someone's heart, and character lets you know what is in someone's soul."
"You don't choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to."
"When bitter, say little; when angry, say nothing; when happy, say much; when joyful, say all."
"An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves."
"Men are like caterpillars; their potential to soar lies not on the outside, but within."
"Vengeance is primitive, which is why only two species in the universe practice it: humans and animals."
"If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests."
"Turn your adversity into building blocks for the palace of your dreams."
"Make your wife happier, children wiser, yourself kinder, and you will make your life better."
"One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances."
"The greatest universe is not somewhere out there, but inside of yourself."
"Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is to your empowerment."
"To catch any fish, give it what it eats."
"A step towards love is a mile towards joy."
"Dream all you can, live all you say, work all you must."
"The tallest trees sometimes grow from the smallest seeds."
"Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe."
"There is no greater beast than envy, no greater thief than fear, no greater enemy than greed, no greater predator than wrath, and no greater poison than bitterness."
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