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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"The smartest fish are still in the sea."
"Today's amateurs are tomorrow's champions."
"Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure."
"If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe."
"The lightest weight anyone can carry on life's journey is hope."
"Only the dead do not need wisdom, none who are living can survive without it."
"One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine."
"The strongest bond in the universe is when two souls unite to become one."
"An egg's true value is only known when it is broken."
"Fish rule the waters, but can be caught using worms. Birds rule the air, but can be caught using grain."
"A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not."
"A muddied diamond is better than an unsullied pebble."
"Eternity is a long time, but only a day when you are in love."
"A seed does not die because you buried it, neither does a warrior."
"Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet."
"Learn a lot. Laugh a lot. Love a lot. Live a lot."
"Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech."
"Clear skies do not promise rain."
"When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere."
"As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages."
"Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings."
"Books have more useful things to say than fools."
"If God is your pilot, do not fear any turbulence."
"Learning is intelligence. Knowing is understanding. Practicing is wisdom. Teaching is virtue."
"Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you."
"Don't resent a woman for who she is not, love her for who she is."
"If the heart had a brain kind people would rule the world."
"If you want to punish a sage lock him in the same room with a fool."
"Learn, because life is ahead of you. Live, because death is before you. Listen, because wisdom is all around you. Love, because God is inside of you."
"The prettiest flower still had to struggle to surface."
"A tuna can only boast in a pond, but a whale can boast even in the ocean."
"Do not trust everyone who smiles at you; some admire your achievements, but some misunderstand them, and many more envy them. Jealousy is like the sky: everywhere on everyone."
"Pain helps the body grow. Riddles help the mind grow. Loss helps the heart grow. Temptations help the soul grow."
"Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it."
"Think like the great, speak like the great, act like the great, and you will become like the great."
"A diamond is just another stone to one who is ignorant of its value."
"When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns."
"Leading fools is like leading no one. Following a fool is like following no one. The wise make the best leaders and followers."
"A small idea with wings will take you higher than a big one with legs."
"You cannot reach the stars feet on the ground."
"The sun does not rise to earn praise; it just shines, and the whole world pays homage."
"A smile is the most affordable way of giving someone an expensive gift."
"Think of success. Dream of Success. Live for success."
"Let your work speak for itself: If poor, it will remain silent. If average, it will whisper. If good, it will talk. If great, it will shout. If genius, it will sing."
"True love cannot grow old, it is timeless."
"If size really mattered, the whale, not the shark, would rule the waters."
"If you don't build your dreams, regret will build your nightmares."
"In the morning envision victory, at night dream of it, but during the day fight for it."
"Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine."
"Books are companions, choose your companions wisely."
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