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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"The folly of the wise is better than the wisdom of fools."
"There is no gem like virtue, no wealth like happiness, no treasure like faith, and no jewel like love."
"Standing on the shoulders of the great allows you to see further than everyone."
"Stars are born out of dark moments."
"It is easier to kill a million armed men than a single unarmed idea."
"Losing teaches you how to win, winning teaches you how not to lose."
"Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power."
"Darkness tests stars, but they shine. Storms test trees, but they stand. Adversity tests the great, but they soar."
"The shrewd help the strong. The wise help the weak."
"The best way to predict your success is to work for it."
"The palaces faith builds are greater than the prisons fear creates."
"Blow by blow a giant is knocked down."
"Knowledge is the path, understanding is the way, wisdom is the highway, and enlightenment is the destination."
"When life's journey is wearisome, put on hope's shoes."
"You are the author of your own destiny, write yourself into history books."
"Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro."
"Use your talents. Do your best. Achieve your goals. Fulfill your purpose."
"Love is the heart's best tenant, it always pays its rent on time."
"There are many fish in the sea, but never let a good one swim away."
"Breathe a word of prayer, not anger."
"Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them."
"Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you are intelligent, but marry the one who does both with you, and you are wise."
"Strive to be more than number one-strive to be the greatest number one."
"The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character."
"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."
"Love is like lightening; it can strike anyone, anywhere, and at any time."
"One who has great wisdom has great power."
"A drop of faith can create a hailstorm of success."
"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."
"A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner."
"Faith turns mountains into pebbles. Fear turns pebbles into mountains."
"A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour."
"Be the friend you wish to have."
"Raise your love so high that anger cannot reach it."
"Future dreams distract you from present nightmares."
"A scholar's pen is more valuable than a warrior's sword."
"When excellence comes in at the door, failure flies out the window."
"When you strike the shepherd you strike the sheep."
"The hidden hand of contentment is in the rewards of the gratified. The hidden hand of bliss is in the rewards of the tranquil. The hidden hand of happiness is in the rewards of the elated. The hidden hand of joy is in the rewards of the jubilant."
"A wound won't heal if you keep touching it."
"Only when the lion is out of sight can you raise your fist at him."
"A mother's eyes are like God; impossible to get away from, they see everything."
"The quieter the mind the louder the soul."
"Strength conquers some, might conquers many, power conquers numerous, but love conquers all."
"When you look into the mirror, you can't even see your heart; but when God looks at your shadow, He sees your soul."
"I miss you", is how she entices you. "I want you", is how she charms you. "I need you", is how she entraps you. "I love you", is how she imprisons you."
"You have not accomplished anything significant if no one envies you."
"Intelligence will help you build a company, wisdom will help you build an empire."
"The great take steps to success, the extraordinary take leaps to success, and the remarkable take flight to success."
"Desire speaks, passion shouts, lust screams, and love whispers."
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