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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does."
"Do not become more useful than God."
"You cannot build an empire hands folded."
"School is a hospital where people recover from ignorance, life is a hospital where people recuperate from arrogance."
"No matter how low the sun sets, the time is coming when it will surely rise."
"When the sun sets do not despair, hope sits with you in the dark."
"Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on."
"The size of the seed does not determine the size of the tree."
"Dream up, and you will go up; dream down, and you will go down."
"Wisdom paints a rainbow in your mind, joy paints a rainbow in your heart, and love paints a rainbow in your soul."
"Never sacrifice what's right for what's convenient."
"Your private thoughts give birth to your public acts."
"Wolves travel in packs, not in herds."
"Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish."
"The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager."
"Greater than a sage is the one who taught him; God is the teacher, and the wise are all His students."
"Be a dreamer. Be a doer. Be a perseverer. Be a winner."
"Strength has two arms to reach for success. Skill has ten arms to reach for success. Wisdom has a hundred arms to reach for success. Faith has a thousand arms to reach for success. God has infinite arms to reach for success."
"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."
"Throw a warrior to the wolves and he'll return a conqueror."
"Seeds pour out oil when pressed. Grapes pour out wine when squeezed. Herbs pour out medicine when pounded. Flowers pour out perfume when crushed. The gifted pour out excellence when tested."
"One secret to wisdom: think more, speak less. If you let your words be few, your troubles will not be many."
"When you hear love calling you, don't pretend to be deaf."
"If an eagle is teaching you to fly, ignore the advice of turkeys."
"The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others."
"With strength you need two stones to kill two birds, with faith you only need one."
"Sense will buy you more than dollars."
"One who does not deserve your tears does not deserve your heart."
"Think much, say little, do much."
"Flawed genius is better than flawless talent."
"The life you wish you had will come by working like you never have."
"The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows."
"Finding a wife is easy, keeping her happy takes work."
"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."
"Love makes the world go round, but sometimes you spin so much you end up dizzy."
"Risk little, earn little. Risk much, earn much. Risk all, earn all."
"Learn from seeds, even after falling to the ground they muster enough strength to rise."
"Love rewards you more in a moment than pleasure could in a lifetime."
"When life's great storms come, the weak sink, the cowardly jump ship, the strong drop an anchor, the mighty adjust their sails, and the great sail on to their destiny."
"Moving rocks today strengthens you for moving mountains tomorrow."
"By the time a fool learns how to hold a spear, the lion has eaten him."
"Get high on love, not drugs."
"Love is the only criminal who, after stealing your heart, convinces you to celebrate her."
"One who has great love has great power."
"True love is like diamonds; scarce, and priceless."
"To make dollars from cents you have to have sense."
"Only the dead do not need wisdom, none who are living can survive without it."
"Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe."
"Knowledge is air to the wise. Wisdom is poison to a fool."
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