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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"The greatest among you are those with the greatest love. The richest among you are those with the most joy."
"At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise."
"A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is."
"A spider is slow, but its web catches the fastest flies."
"From rocks come gold. From coal comes diamonds. From oysters come pearls. From caterpillars come butterflies. From adversity come the great."
"To see a man's true colors, tell him you're saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman's true colors, tell her you're poor."
"Don't let past disappointments rob you of future happiness."
"He who walks with the wise goes farther than he who runs with fools."
"Swing ten times, and you may hit once. Swing a hundred times, and you may hit ten times. Swing a thousand times, and you may hit a hundred times. Swing a thousand times, and you may hit a thousand times."
"Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both."
"A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust."
"Following the herd reduces you to a cow."
"Those who put you in difficult times are enemies. Those who forsook you in difficult times are acquaintances. Those who stood by you in difficult times are friends. Those who fought for you in difficult times are family."
"If you ask God for love, He may give you someone to forgive. If you ask God for patience, He may give you someone to bear."
"Love is louder than anger, even in silence."
"Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends."
"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."
"Being married is effortless, being happily married takes work."
"Intelligence opens the door to the universe, but only wisdom walks through."
"Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power."
"A thousand ways to please your wife boil down to two words: "Yes, dear."
"You are guaranteed failure if you accept it. Victory is almost in your hands if you are willing to die for it. Success is already yours if God has ordained it."
"Good friends are divine instruments."
"Love boldly. Love boundlessly. Love benevolently. Love blessedly."
"The best way to predict your success is to work for it."
"The palaces faith builds are greater than the prisons fear creates."
"Why weep when it takes less energy to laugh? Why frown when it takes less energy to smile? Why despair when it takes less energy to hope? Why fear when it takes less energy to love?"
"It is impossible for love to enter your heart without leaving footprints on your soul."
"Use your talents. Do your best. Achieve your goals. Fulfill your purpose."
"Wisdom is simple but profound. Folly, even when complex, is stupid."
"Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate."
"There are many fish in the sea, but never let a good one swim away."
"Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more."
"Breathe a word of prayer, not anger."
"God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things."
"An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge."
"Paying the high cost of education is better than paying the high price of ignorance."
"One who cannot swim must not blame the water."
"Greatness awaits those who can rise from their greatest failures."
"Hardship is a legitimate test of character, resilience a legitimate sign of strength and patience a legitimate mark of faith."
"A fool stumbles when he walks, the wise are not hampered even when they run."
"If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood."
"The soul's steps are greater than the heart's leaps."
"The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character."
"Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those who do both are friends."
"Don't waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower."
"A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves."
"A drop of faith can create a hailstorm of success."
"A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner."
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