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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors

"When the sun rises it casts a shadow on what does not shine as bright as it."

"Men are like caterpillars; their potential to soar lies not on the outside, but within."

"If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests."

"Life kept throwing me storms, but I kept finding rainbows."

"Make your wife happier, children wiser, yourself kinder, and you will make your life better."

"Seek God, but you will not find Him with your eyes; you will find Him with your heart. Listen to the wise, but you will not hear them with your ears; you will hear them with your heart."

"One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances."

"If an eagle is teaching you to fly, ignore the advice of turkeys."

"The world has enough light from the sun, but not from your mind; and the universe has enough light from the stars, but not from your soul."

"One who does not deserve your tears does not deserve your heart."

"If you want to be happy, love. If you want to be happier, love some more."

"A step towards love is a mile towards joy."

"Be practical, be skillful, be teachable, and you will be successful."

"Flawed genius is better than flawless talent."

"Dream more. Plan more. Work more. Achieve more."

"The life you wish you had will come by working like you never have."

"Taking a step in the dark is braver than taking a leap in light."

"If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion."

"The tallest trees sometimes grow from the smallest seeds."

"Don't be afraid of being alone, a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side."

"Never allow temporary defeat to keep you from lasting victory."

"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."

"An open heart has greater power than a clenched fist."

"Greed is the seed of corruptionas much as virtue is the seed of justice. Wisdom is the seed of successas much as vice is the seed of destruction."

"You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome."

"Marry the woman you love, then love the woman you marry."

"Don't ask for a girl's hand in marriage and forget to ask for her leg too."

"The great, like stars, are not afraid of dark times for that is when they shine the brightest."

"No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars."

"To go where no man has gone before, follow the steps of Jesus."

"Risk little, earn little. Risk much, earn much. Risk all, earn all."

"One who takes the road less traveled earns the rewards most missed."

"You are the architect of your future, you decide whether you build a hut or a palace."

"Seeds are proof that God sometimes packages miracles in small things."

"I was my own boss, but that all changed the day I got married."

"Learn from seeds, even after falling to the ground they muster enough strength to rise."

"Wealth is a small blessing, health is a great asset, happiness is an extraordinary treasure, and life is a remarkable reward."

"Love rewards you more in a moment than pleasure could in a lifetime."

"Moving rocks today strengthens you for moving mountains tomorrow."

"Because the sun helps you in the day, do not scoff at stars at night."

"As rain does not bother the ocean, nor heat bother the sun, so adversity does not bother the great."

"One soul-mate is enough to face life's countless soul-enemies."

"He who illumines one has begun illumining the world."

"You don't have to swim when you know how to walk on water."

"Get high on love, not drugs."

"A year of contentment is worth more than ten of prosperity."

"Invest in your dreams, not in your fears."

"People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit."

"Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow."
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