Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 54

Love is the only brick that hits you on the head and gives you a smile instead of tears.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
And they had nothing, except of course memories, their own, and those passed down by their mothers and mothers' mothers. A nation's memory.
NoViolet Bulawayo
A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Anyone can love a rose, but only a saint can love its thorns.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater the pressure the brighter the diamond.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot walk in a great man's shoes without getting sores on your feet.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Alone a candle can only light a room, but in thousands they can even light a city.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Do today what will profit you tomorrow. Avoid forever what did not profit you yesterday.
Matshona Dhiliwayo
One learns wisdom from sorrow, but pleasure is one of the fruits of wisdom.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If a man does not treat you like a princess during courtship, he will not treat you like a queen during marriage.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is at the edge of intelligence that wisdom awaits.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Now,Because I put you in the past,My life is like:A path paved,Fit for your feet.Now other women walk on it;And not one of them fits.Walking crooked, on a path that's straight.I watch them.They don't even have your gait.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Boys are raw materials that women manufacture into products called men.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If a woman stands behind you, respect her; if she stands beside you, cherish her; if she stands with you, adore her.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Were my love the sky, it would be boundless.Were my love the sea, it would be ceaseless.Were my love the world, it would be limitless.Were my love the universe, it would be endless.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you always do what is easy and choose the path of least resistance, you never step outside your comfort zone. Great things don’t come from comfort zones.
Roy Bennett
Study to acquire knowledge - not just to get a certificate or promotion. Acquisition of knowledge is key to the programming or reprogramming of your mind and expanding your frame of reference. Choose the areas of study in line with your vision and mission as well as your strengths and interests. Make sure you seek opportunities to practice and implement the new information and knowledge you gain from your study.
Archibald Marwizi
Have the mind of a fox, the heart of a lion, the tongue of a serpent, the flair of a swan, and the soul of a dove.
Matshona Dhliwayo
He who unlocks his greatest potential will reap his greatest treasures.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Feeding a lion will never make him your friend.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be calm on your wedding day; she won’t kill you in front of a hundred people, no matter what you've done.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Live a good life. More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.
Roy Bennett
You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Positive empowering beliefs will enable you to solidify a vision and mission that can bring you to a life of relevance and significant impact. Remember whatever you believe is true - to you. These beliefs must be programmed into your mind – by you (though you will still get input outside your own initiative).
Archibald Marwizi
A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The universe believes in you, but it is more important that you believe in yourself.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wisdom is simple but profound.Folly, even when complex, is stupid.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Open the door for communication and interact with your children. Provide the answers (if you don’t know, look for them or get expert advice). Guide them on how to deal with other sources of information – friends, TV, other media, society or the internet. Coaching empowers them to make their own informed, quality decisions.
Archibald Marwizi
The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You do not reduce or eliminate your concerns by crying, shouting or proving you are the victim of whatever happened in your life.
Archibald Marwizi
So why don’t we take the step of setting goals for ourselves? One reason that stands out is that we aren’t willing to accept full responsibility for our lives. If we don’t set goals, then we don’t have to reach them. Another excuse is that goal setting has never been part of our lives or culture. As a result, we may end up mixing with people who have no clear idea where they are headed, becoming a person who “follows the followers.
Archibald Marwizi
Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be truthful.Be presentable.Be tactical.Be profitable.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the world stands in between a man and the woman he loves, he will set out to conquer it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
She was made for untidy rooms and rumpled beds.
Alexander McCall Smith
If you want the most beautiful fish in the sea, make sure you have the most appealing bait.
Matshona Dhliwayo
He smiled as he imagined the composite Jamie/Isabel, who would play the bassoon, read philosophy, interfere in other people's affairs rather too much, drive a green Swedish car and make legendary potatoes Dauphinoise.
Alexander McCall Smith
As days are numbered and life is short, why waste days feeling bad for yourself?
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
What are the beliefs that give life, spirit and passion to your dream and which values will guide your decisions and actions for you to be fulfilled by your own success?
Archibald Marwizi
The most valuable things in your life are always the things that money cannot buy.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Saints are slaves of good works.Sages are slaves of wisdom.Conquerors are slaves of victory.
Matshona Dhliwayo
See more than your eyes can see.Hear more than your ears can hear.Do more than your hands can do.Go further than your feet can go.
Matshona Dhliwayo