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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors

"Scars are your greatest medals in life."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Scars are your greatest medals in life."
"Learn, only to live. Live, only to learn."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Learn, only to live. Live, only to learn."
"Your feet may be small, but travel much. Your hands may be little, but conquer much. Your eyes may be tiny, but perceive much. Your ears may be modest, but heed much."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Your feet may be small, but travel much. Your hands may be little, but conquer much. Your eyes may be tiny, but perceive much. Your ears may be modest, but heed much."
"An ounce of wisdom can prevent a pound of folly."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"An ounce of wisdom can prevent a pound of folly."
"A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour."
"It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry."
"Teach men how to fish, but also teach them how to preserve fish."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Teach men how to fish, but also teach them how to preserve fish."
"Raise your love so high that anger cannot reach it."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Raise your love so high that anger cannot reach it."
"The higher you rise above your fears the higher you will rise above your peers."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The higher you rise above your fears the higher you will rise above your peers."
"To dream doesn't cost you much, so dream. To hope doesn't cost you much, so hope. To yearn doesn't cost you much, so yearn; but to succeed costs you everything, so persevere."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"To dream doesn't cost you much, so dream. To hope doesn't cost you much, so hope. To yearn doesn't cost you much, so yearn; but to succeed costs you everything, so persevere."
"The saddest day in the woods is when birds run out of happy songs to sing."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The saddest day in the woods is when birds run out of happy songs to sing."
"The sky won't shed tears if stars refuse to shine, it will wait for the sun."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The sky won't shed tears if stars refuse to shine, it will wait for the sun."
"Future dreams distract you from present nightmares."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Future dreams distract you from present nightmares."
"You cannot lose if you have learned one new lesson. You cannot lose if you have helped one new person. You cannot lose if you have overcome one new obstacle."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"You cannot lose if you have learned one new lesson. You cannot lose if you have helped one new person. You cannot lose if you have overcome one new obstacle."
"The secret to greatness: do what has been overlooked by the great."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The secret to greatness: do what has been overlooked by the great."
"Love's key unlocks joy's door."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Love's key unlocks joy's door."
"When excellence comes in at the door, failure flies out the window."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"When excellence comes in at the door, failure flies out the window."
"Love is fierce like a lion; once it has entered the heart, it is in vain to resist."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Love is fierce like a lion; once it has entered the heart, it is in vain to resist."
"He who strives for excellence strives for greatness."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"He who strives for excellence strives for greatness."
"A wound won't heal if you keep touching it."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A wound won't heal if you keep touching it."
"Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow."
"Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value."
"Water is gold in the desert."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Water is gold in the desert."
"The distance between your dreams and reality is faith."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The distance between your dreams and reality is faith."
"A mother's eyes are like God; impossible to get away from, they see everything."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"A mother's eyes are like God; impossible to get away from, they see everything."
"Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light."
"If your coming into the world was a mistake, then you are the most beautiful error in the universe."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"If your coming into the world was a mistake, then you are the most beautiful error in the universe."
"Storms are rainbow's inside out."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Storms are rainbow's inside out."
"It is easier for stars to shine in darkness, that is why dark times come into your life."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"It is easier for stars to shine in darkness, that is why dark times come into your life."
"It is never a crime to steal the heart of someone you love."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"It is never a crime to steal the heart of someone you love."
"Strength conquers some, might conquers many, power conquers numerous, but love conquers all."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Strength conquers some, might conquers many, power conquers numerous, but love conquers all."
"Healthy trees bear healthy fruit."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Healthy trees bear healthy fruit."
"Even if love were considered a mental illness, that would not prevent it from being a pleasant one."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Even if love were considered a mental illness, that would not prevent it from being a pleasant one."
"Transcend your doubts. Transcend your fears. Transcend your weaknesses. Transcend your limits."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Transcend your doubts. Transcend your fears. Transcend your weaknesses. Transcend your limits."
"Spiritual highs help you overcome emotional lows."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Spiritual highs help you overcome emotional lows."
"In life, those with heart certainly outdo those with 'smart'."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"In life, those with heart certainly outdo those with 'smart'."
"Desire speaks, passion shouts, lust screams, and love whispers."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Desire speaks, passion shouts, lust screams, and love whispers."
"Step up your game and success will step up to you."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Step up your game and success will step up to you."
"See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does."
"The shepherd's fortune is in his sheep."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The shepherd's fortune is in his sheep."
"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."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"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."
"Be who your enemies dread you'll become."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Be who your enemies dread you'll become."
"If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment."
"Love does these three things effectively: multiplies joy, divides trouble, subtracts grief, and adds peace."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Love does these three things effectively: multiplies joy, divides trouble, subtracts grief, and adds peace."
"The finest clothes anyone can wear are a kind heart and a loving soul."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"The finest clothes anyone can wear are a kind heart and a loving soul."
"Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness."
"You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence."
"Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure."
"If you want to rise, drop everyone that is weighing you down."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"If you want to rise, drop everyone that is weighing you down."
"Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed."
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Matshona Dhliwayo
"Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed."
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