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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Guide valiantly. Guide venerably. Guide valiantly. Guide virtuously."
"You cannot walk in a great man's shoes without getting sores on your feet."
"The journey to greatness is a marathon, not a hundred meter dash."
"Slaves of wisdom are masters of many."
"Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open."
"The deaf cannot hear wind, but can feel its touch. The blind cannot see the sun, but can feel its warmth."
"He who runs from a challenge runs from an opportunity."
"Blow by blow a giant is knocked down."
"The pen is mightier than the sword, it should never run out of ink."
"The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings."
"The sky's dangers offer the eagle more opportunities than the nest's comfort."
"When life's journey is wearisome, put on hope's shoes."
"You are the author of your own destiny, write yourself into history books."
"The distance between two minds is understanding."
"An inch of light can conquer a mile of darkness."
"Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro."
"Darkness is an uncomfortable place, but that is where stars are made."
"If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone."
"It is in the darkest hour that a star reveals its brightest light."
"Skill + hard work = SuccessSkill + hard work + prayer = Great success"
"The breathtaking view at the mountaintop is compensation for all of the breath lost whilst sweating towards it."
"Light only benefits one whose eyes are open."
"A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears."
"Love is the heart's best tenant, it always pays its rent on time."
"Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise."
"A flower does not lose its beauty because it grew on concrete."
"The desert is harsh, but persevering flowers flourish."
"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."
"Don't look for Mrs. Right if all your character demonstrates is you are Mr. Wrong."
"Crying all the way to success is better than smiling all the way to failure."
"Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them."
"Your employees are your warriors, you are their general. Each sale is a victory."
"The best learners are the best earners."
"Your greatest highs come from overcoming your greatest lows."
"If you are sad, love will make you happy; afraid, love will make you brave; weak, love will make you strong; and broken, love will make you whole."
"Strive to be more than number one-strive to be the greatest number one."
"A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt."
"Lust promises you the world, and disappoints. Love promises you the universe, and delivers."
"Shatter your fears and you will shatter records."
"Tigers cannot afford to care about what sheep think."
"A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness."
"Looking for a wife is like fishing; before you go, make sure you don't have a hole in your net."
"A cup of wisdom is more valuable than an ocean of intelligence."
"In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity."
"If your greatest wish is to be happy, you are clever; if it is to make others happy, you are virtuous; but if it is to make yourself and others happy, you are wise."
"A bear does not change its nature because it shed its fur."
"Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors."
"One who has great wisdom has great power."
"If the world stands in between a man and the woman he loves, he will set out to conquer it."
"If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds."
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