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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"It takes more than one individual to make a team."
"Love will always be blind, but will never be deaf."
"If love was a crime, God would encourage us all to go to prison."
"Learn from the ocean; when it rises, it carries more than itself along with it."
"Where the world only sees a seed, an optimist sees a tree."
"When I was young, I admired old people. Now that I'm old, I admire wise people. When I was a youth, I admired strong people. Now that I'm old, I admire meek people. When I was an adult, I admired wealthy people. Now that I'm old, I admire happy people."
"Gray hairs signify old age, not wisdom. Muscles signify strength, not health. Laughter signifies amusement, not joy. Weeping signifies pain, not weakness. Smiling signifies courteousness, not love."
"It is impossible for love to enter your heart without leaving footprints on your soul."
"Skill + hard work = SuccessSkill + hard work + prayer = Great success"
"Say no to failure, say yes to success."
"The sea, no matter how endless, depends on rivers."
"Spiritual highs help you overcome emotional lows."
"If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment."
"Folly, like its consequences, is dreadful. Wisdom, like its rewards, is great."
"You are beloved; even if you were the last person on earth, the sun would rise for you."
"Lies spread quicker than truth because they have longer legs."
"Life kept throwing me storms, but I kept finding rainbows."
"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."
"In light, there is no darkness; and in darkness, there is no light."
"You cannot truly know pleasure without pain. You cannot truly know strength without weakness. You cannot truly know joy without sorrow. You cannot truly know hope without despair."
"Saints are slaves of good works. Sages are slaves of wisdom. Conquerors are slaves of victory."
"A coward cries during a storm, a man of faith sings through it."
"Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy."
"A foolish son has no advantage over an orphan."
"It can't be done, they told the caterpillar. "It can, replied the butterfly."
"One sage is worth more than a thousand warriors."
"A fool can read a thousand books and learn nothing. A wise person can read one and become great. Using books for decoration is what ordinary men do. Using books for knowledge is what intelligent people do."
"Boys are raw materials that women manufacture into products called men."
"You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm."
"To climb great mountains you need feet of faith."
"A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome."
"You spend the beginning part of your life with your mother, so love her; the middle part of your life with your girlfriend, so care for her; and the end part of your life with your wife, so adore her."
"Faith is receiving a blessing before you have seen it. Wisdom is taking care of the blessing once you have received it."
"Calm yourself and you calm your storm."
"Love is the soul's music, all its songs are symphonies."
"Listening to your wife is intelligence, hearing every word she doesn't say is wisdom."
"One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world."
"The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others."
"The pen is mightier than the sword as long as it doesn't run out of ink."
"Wolves travel in packs, but the fiercest travel alone."
"Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead."
"Don't mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don't cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and don't weep over the future, it has no mercy on you."
"Wooing a woman is like fishing, the quality of your catch is determined by the quality of your bait."
"Love your friends with your eyes closed, but love your enemies with both eyes open."
"A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals."
"Falling in love is better than standing in hate."
"One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies."
"The fastest way to end an argument with your wife is to admit she's right."
"Your strength is your ticket to persistence. Your mind is your ticket to brilliance. Your heart is your ticket to excellence. Your soul is your ticket to transcendence."
"When you look into your soulmates eyes, you see the world; into your soulmates heart, you see the sky, and into your soulmates soul, you see the universe."
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