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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Your inner world creates your outer world."
"If you hide honey in the dark, bees will still find it."
"Intelligence tells you where to look, wisdom tells you what to see."
"It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle light."
"A star will shine in the midst of darkness. A flower will bloom in the midst of dirt. A camel will flourish in the midst of doubt. A diamond will form in the midst of pressure. A champion will rise in the midst of hardship."
"The highest wisdom is sometimes found in the lowest people."
"When you achieve excellence, expect some to oppose you. When you achieve brilliance, expect several to resent you. When you achieve greatness, expect many to envy you. When you achieve transcendence, expect plenty to hate you."
"Make your mark now. Make your mark today. Make your mark forever."
"No one can stop you from shinning if you are standing in your own light."
"If someone is destined to be with you, nothing can keep her away; if she is not, nothing can make her stay."
"Pain frees you from complacency. Tears free you from sorrow. Weaknesses free you from pride. Adversity frees from boredom. Challenges free you from monotony."
"When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep."
"Smile if you want to be happy now, love if you want to be happy forever."
"As stars cannot help but sparkle, the great cannot help but shine."
"Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on."
"In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny."
"In helping yourself, you prove you are strong; in helping others, you prove you are compassionate; in helping many, you prove you are generous; if helping everyone, you prove you are enlightened."
"If death blew a trumpet each time he was coming, there would be no one to greet him on arrival."
"You are beloved; even if you were the last person on earth, the sun would rise for you."
"If the light within you is greater than the darkness around you, you are a star."
"To one full of love: a stranger is his brother, a stranger is his sister, a stranger is his mother, a stranger is his father. To one full of self: a stranger is a nuisance, a stranger is an intruder, a stranger is an adversary, a stranger is a stranger."
"To walk in the footsteps of the great, put on their shoes."
"Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none."
"A heart full of bitterness is a life full of sorrows."
"Never sacrifice what's right for what's convenient."
"Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up."
"First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you."
"Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness. Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence. Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness. Marrying a virtuous person is a reflection of your uprightness."
"There is no limit to what your mind can achieve, what your heart can accomplish, and what your soul can realize."
"A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it."
"Love costs us much, but we still need it. Wisdom costs us much, but we still seek it. Faith costs us much, but we still practice it. Life costs us much, but we still desire it."
"The student asked the master, "Teacher, what should I do to become great?" the master replied: Succeed where others have failed."
"Greater than a sage is the one who taught him; God is the teacher, and the wise are all His students."
"If a man treats you like a princess, he deserves to be your king."
"Carving your own path gets you to greatness quicker than following someone else's trail."
"While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly."
"You cannot lead those who do not want to follow."
"Picking up the pieces of a shattered dream is better than having no pieces to pick up at all."
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, not the mirror."
"If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile."
"Disciplining a child is easier than disciplining a grown person, and forgiving a child's insolence is easier than forgiving a grown person's impudence."
"A wise person is able to bring down a thousand armies with a single insight, with wisdom he successfully engages ten thousand armies with just one."
"Not every dog that barks, bites."
"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."
"Love has no spear but conquers hearts."
"The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life."
"Love is the weapon of the wise."
"You don't choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to."
"Greatness lies on the other side of fear."
"An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves."
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