Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 2

Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Forgive those who hurt you yesterday.Reward those who help you today.Remember those who help you tomorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have shed a thousand tears, expect a thousand blessings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Behind our wise words lie rare jewels;behind our reckless ones, bombs.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Even if you are counted amongst the best, you will slip into mediocrity by remaining comfortable being the worst of the best. You might be relevant, but because your level of effectiveness is in the bottom tier and your impact minimal – you will soon become obscure as your relevance begins to wear off.
Archibald Marwizi
You have no power over your past,but you do over your present.You have no power over your history,but you do over your future.You have no power over your fortune,but you do over your actions.You have no power over your reputation,but you do over your character.You have no power over destiny,but you do over yourself.You have no power over anyone,but you do over your world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The moon cannot outshine the sun.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Acquaintances are numerous. Friends are few. Enemies many.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Falling in love is better than standing in hate.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If in this generation, you still consider yourself the only one who knows or who has the capacity to make a difference, it’s a shame because you are delaying this leadership excellence train from reaching its destination. Make a decision to change your leadership philosophy and agenda today!
Archibald Marwizi
The difference between companies that make $100,000 vs those that make $1bn dollars within the same industry is paying attention to detail.
Lovemore Chirombo
Great minds believe they will succeed.Average minds doubt they can succeed.Small minds don't even try to succeed.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love makes the world go round, but sometimes you spin so much you end up dizzy.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A teaspoon of honey is worth more to the bee than a barrel of gold.
Matshona Dhliwayo
In Panama, I found a spider that eats its own limbs during lean times. I am told they grow back. But though the distinction is razor-thin, desperation is not the same thing as determination. Nevertheless, auto-cannibalism is one the most intriguing phenomenon I have ever heard of.
Taona Dumisani Chiveneko
The most expensive jewels are not found around our necks, but in our hearts.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.
Matshona Dhliwayo
I was my own boss, but that all changed the day I got married.
Matshona Dhliwayo
For a short while she considered the idea of orchestral courtesy. Certainly one should avoid giving political offence: German orchestras, of course, used to be careful about playing Wagner abroad, at least in some countries, choosing instead German composers who were somewhat more ... apologetic.
Alexander McCall Smith
A caterpillar knows it's a butterfly, even if the whole world tries to convince it that it's just a worm.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Let go of the past, even if it offers you Heaven; embrace the future, even if it offers you Hell.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Hardship is a legitimate test of character, resilience a legitimate sign of strength and patience a legitimate mark of faith.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Good deeds are ambassadors from Heaven.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Half a brain is better than none.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Treat marriage like a diamond necklace; if broken, fix it, but do not throw it away.
Matshona Dhliwayo
She's cuckoo, laying her egg in my nest.
Paula Hawkins
Only fools are born wise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you place two flowers in the same vase, they will not argue over who is more beautiful.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Strength has the power to make you successful in years.Knowledge has the power to make you successful in months.Intelligence has the power to make you successful in weeks.Understanding has the power to make you successful in days.Wisdom has the power to make you successful in an instant.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you are not sure or you don’t know something, politely ask. Asking is not a sign of being daft, but of confidence.
Archibald Marwizi
The boundaries of your abilities are set by no one else but yourself, ultimately, and it is up to you when they will be pushed.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
You don't have to reach for greatness if it is already in you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Good leaders have vision and inspire others to help them turn vision into reality. Great leaders have vision, share vision, and inspire others to create their own.
Roy Bennett
What you do now will be in the past right after you do it.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Y'know, there's a very interesting state of Anarchy up there. Everything's cracking up. That lot of tycoons; they don't believe in anything. They remind me of the white people in Central Africa. They used to say, 'Well, of course the blacks will drive us into the sea in fifty years time'. They used to say it cheerfully. In other words, 'We know that what we're doing is wrong.
Doris Lessing
He had the muscular definition of a man who had spent his life restraining elephants in heat.
Taona Dumisani Chiveneko
There must be a clear distinction between wishing and believing. A wish is a hazy thread of desires that leaves room for the winds of doubt to toss it about, meaning it might happen by chance or not. A belief has no equivocation; it is clear, stubborn and deliberate in taking hold of what remains yet unseen by the physical eye. If there is no visible way, a belief will draft the way, create the way, walk the path and reach the desired destination.
Archibald Marwizi
The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Light is all a flower longs for, even when surrounded with priceless jewels.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Honey does not lose its sweetness because it is made by bees that sting.
Matshona Dhliwayo
He who is deaf to wisdom is blind to good.
Matshona Dhliwayo
... 'You can't read everything. I've never got beyond the beginning of Proust. I love him, but I can't seem to get beyond about page three.'They were comfortable in each other's company, and this confession seemed to accentuate the ease of their relationship. The confession itself was not entirely true; Isabel had read more Proust than that, but other people undoubtedly found it reassuring to think that one had only read a few pages. Certainly those who claimed to have read Proust in his entirety got scant sympathy from others. And yet, she suddenly wondered, should you actually lie about how much Proust you've read? Some politicians, she reminded herself, did that--or the equivalent--when they claimed to be down-to-earth, no-nonsense types, just like the voters, when all the time they were secretly delighting in Proust . . .
Alexander McCall Smith
Work is simply, “force x distance” or the product of a force applied to an object and the displacement of the object in the direction of the applied force…holding an object in the air does not involve any work, no matter how painful your hand will be after a few minutes… reflect on your daily activities and the results from them. Are you really working or just increasing your potential without progress or desired results? Your work must produce some movement, progress and change, by effectively using all your energies whether intellectual or physical.
Archibald Marwizi
Terrorist groups will not, in most instances, openly recruit from universities or the well developed areas that politicians and business leaders are always focusing on. They will not flight newspaper or TV adverts, but will use belief systems riding on the back of disadvantages, poverty and problems that have remained unaddressed in particular communities, tribal and religious ideologies. They will recruit the most vulnerable to harm and attack the most vulnerable, in order to spite leaders and authorities.
Archibald Marwizi
Light is a masterpiece, but is of little value if you are blind.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A wolf's thoughts are seldom far from its appetite.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
What are the obvious temptations and inclinations that consistently call me or entice me to go against my personal beliefs, values and standards? You don’t need a prophet for this!
Archibald Marwizi
Dieting was cruel; it was an abuse of human rights. Yes, that's what it was, and she should not allow herself to be manipulated in this way. She stopped herself. Thinking like that was nothing more than coming up with excuses for breaking the diet. Mma Ramotswe was made of sterner stuff than that, and so she persisted.
Alexander McCall Smith