Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 11

Slay Goliath and the army behind him scatters.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Reflection and learning are lifelong processes...
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Great tests precede great blessings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life, when you empower others.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The principles of stewardship and servant leadership challenge you to look at leadership differently. Consider these values.
Archibald Marwizi
A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.
Matshona Dhliwayo
While stabbing someones back, you recklessly expose your own.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The African Challenge - We must end conflict in Africa. We must lead to allow the Africans to enjoy the benefits from their natural resources. We must end poverty in Africa. Every African must be educated, have access to health care and a fair chance to fulfil their dream. Preventable sickness and disease must not reduce life expectancy or rob pregnant women of a chance to continue living. Africa must develop. Africa must not depend on foreign aid. Africa must be united and governed more effectively. Africa must customize her leadership culture and philosophy in a way that gives her global relevance and respect but still remain true and authentic to herself. Will you accept the challenge? Will you be that Africa?
Archibald Marwizi
The best way to predict your success is to work for it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Divorce fear. Court courage. Pursue hope. Marry love.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater the pressure, the greater the treasure.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is better to learn two important lessons in life than a thousand when you are about to die.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The moon cannot outshine the sun.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Elevate your mind and you elevate your world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is a spirit, and therefore cannot die a natural death.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The desert is harsh, but persevering flowers flourish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Knowledge is the eldest daughter of wisdom.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Do good.Spread love.Embrace all.Hurt none.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To catch any fish, give it what it eats.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Avoiding things that you deem unattainable on first sight will limit you.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
...and with it would come that wonderful, unmistakable smell of rain, that smell of dust and water meeting that lingered for a few seconds in the nostrils and then was gone, and would be missed, sometimes for months, before the next time that it caught you and made you stop and say to the person with you, any person: That is the smell of rain, there, right now.
Alexander McCall Smith
A smile is worth dozens of words, but a kiss is worth a thousand.
Matshona Dhliwayo
That of all people, it should be him; that took her aback. That the heart should settle on somebody like him; that surprised her. But she was so certain about it, so certain.
Alexander McCall Smith
Good deeds are ambassadors from Heaven.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The days seem short, and time seems too little to do what you love.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Rain is just God weeping for Earth’s troubles.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The hotter the furnace the finer the gold.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You do not have to have the best of everything to make the best of everything.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The tree that stands to the tempest is strong;the tree that refuses to bend, the strongest.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Never underestimate yourself when you do what is right. Never overestimate yourself when you do what is wrong.
Roy Bennett
If the world stands in between a man and the woman he loves, he will set out to conquer it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A beautiful face cannot hide an ugly heart for long.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Happiness does not come from having much, but from being content, even when you have little.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Do not blindly accept anyone's definition of your life and define it yourself.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Change in leadership brands must be influenced and proactively effected at a personal level, it can never be forced from outside with sustainable effectiveness. Saddam Hussein, Muammar al Gaddafi and Hosni Mubarak are all political trophies, yet the effects of the military or “civil” initiatives that toppled them, are nothing to be proud of considering what continues to happen in countries like Iraq, Libya, Egypt and Syria, after the use of force to bring political change.
Archibald Marwizi
The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Learn from stars; even in the dark they give off light, not despair.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Society in its boundless ignorance ridicules the caterpillar but praises the butterfly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Greatness in your body is strength.Greatness in your mind is wisdom.Greatness in your heart is faith.Greatness in your soul is love.Greatness in your life is God.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Running away from someone you love is a race you will never win.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sun stands out not because it merely shines, but because it shines on everyone.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Look around your competitors and learn from them.Look within for your talents and exploit them.Look back at your failures and learn from them.Look forward to your successes and reach for them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The world’s most lethal venom is not found on the tongues of serpents, but on the tongues of a disgruntled wife.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wisdom is a teacher,God is its professor.The wise are His students,life is His rod,and eternal life is our reward.
Matshona Dhliwayo
... if you keep an open mind, life will show you a way out of your problems.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Feeding a lion will not prevent it from feeding on you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The best way to overcome your weaknesses is to turn them into strengths.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The size of your storm determines the size of your rainbow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't resist change if it is to your advantage.Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one.Don't burn down bridges you will need to cross tomorrow.Don't expect other people to solve your problems.Don't let what's behind you dictate what's ahead of you.Don't lose sleep over anyone who doesn't lose sleep over you.Don’t let life's small arrows wound your big soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Release children as part of your delegated leadership influence - this will enable you to leave a legacy worth noting. Realise the risk in delegation and bestowing this trust - if you sacrifice a rib, you expose your heart to possible pain, hurt or pride, fulfilment and joy. When these come – it’s not the end of the world, be brave enough to face the challenge with a positive attitude.
Archibald Marwizi
The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.
Matshona Dhliwayo