Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 4

Don’t waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.
Matshona Dhliwayo
First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eye.
Roy Bennett
What others think of you doesn't matter as much as what you think of yourself.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It was time to take the pumpkin out of the pot and eat it. In the final analysis, that was what solved these big problems of life. You could think and think and get nowhere, but you still had to eat your pumpkin. That brought you down to earth. That gave you a reason for going on. Pumpkin.
Alexander McCall Smith
Don't wound someone's eye trying to remove the twig from it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your original self is worth more than your imitation of someone else.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Short prayers with long legs travel far.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You look at me and judge me. And I just want to ask, for what? I am in full control. No one has a gun to my head. Why can't this be my profession,one I have chosen for myself? I tell you prostitutes are professional in their skills and practise it like the vocation of true apostles- and why shouldn't they? What's so different from the accountant or the doctor selling his time? I ended up in this profession in the same way someone might end up being a lawyer because the couldn't get into engineering or dentistry,or because they couldn't get into medicine, or even a banker who grew up telling everyone they want to be a soccer player. They do those things because that was what was available for heir talents and their circumstances at that time. But do we pity them? No, because that's lif-
Panashe Chigumadzi
The loudest preacher in the world is your conscience, the cleverest is wisdom, the rowdiest is passion, the surest is truth, the purest is love, and the highest is God.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Teach men how to fish, but also teach them how to preserve fish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The distance between you and the door when you have had enough of your spouse is love.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A wolf can only curse a lion when surrounded by its peers.
Matshona Dhliwayo
They sang that song which distills all the suffering and the hope of Africa; that song which had inspired and comforted so many, “Nkosi Sikeleli Afrika,” God Bless Africa, give her life, watch over her children.
Alexander McCall Smith
It shall be an offence for any man, either a husband or other person of the male sex, married or otherwise, being over the age of twelve years, to throw any item of clothing having been worn by the said person for whatever length of time, upon the floor of any bathroom or any room adjacent to and connected to a bathroom, without good cause.
Alexander McCall Smith
A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If our eyes could see everything, every man would see his own faults.
Matshona Dhliwayo
In light, there is no darkness; and in darkness, there is no light.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Begin each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.
Roy Bennett
If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The strength to move forward when others stop, to keep going when others turn back, is the key to unlocking your greatest potential.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Scars are your greatest medals in life.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are beloved; even if you were the last person on earth, the sun would rise for you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
He who runs from a challenge runs from an opportunity.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The quieter the mind the louder the soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others are sad.
Matshona Dhliwayo
They gave me a thousand reasons to leave you, but I found a thousand and one reasons to be with you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the future.
Roy Bennett
The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some, the intelligent learn from many, but the enlightened learn from all.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Storms come to teach trees and plants how to dance in the wind.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Ordinary leaders move mounds,good leaders move hills,but great leaders move mountains.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love, no matter how small, begets kindness.Joy, no matter how small, begets cheerfulness.Wisdom, no matter how small, begets intelligence.Faith, no matter how small, begets persistence.Genius, no matter how small, begets excellence.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Renounce poor work.Shun trivial work.Entertain respectable work.Welcome superior work.Honor transcendent work.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You worry less about misplacing a star when the whole sky is yours.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To forsake wisdom is to seek folly,to seek folly is to seek evil,to seek evil is to be in the arms of the devil,and to be in the arms of the devil is be in the arms of death.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A wise servant is better than a foolish ruler.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Human history seems to me to be one long story of people sweeping down—or up, I suppose—replacing other people in the process.
Alexander McCall Smith
When you are walking on water it is fear, not sharks, that sinks you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A small idea with wings will take you higher than a big one with legs.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Brilliance is the masterpiece of your mind. Excellence is the masterpiece of your heart. Genius is the masterpiece of your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Due to climate change and growing world population, the demand for vital requirements for human survival will continue to rise. If the world is not producing as much food as demanded, the prices will continue to rise affecting the poor and lower classes more, in every society. It is sad, looking at the shocking statistics of people who die every day as well as the spread of preventable diseases in developing nations, just because people do not have access to clean drinking water. So are we proud of our leadership contribution? Are we doing enough to increase food production, harvest rain water and replenish underground water reserves?
Archibald Marwizi
Problems come few and far between in the life of a proactive person.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
A sincere call to the Almighty can change what you may have thought was impossible to change. Never lose hope.
Mufti Ismail Menk
When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The great take steps to success, the extraordinary take leaps to success, and the remarkable take flight to success.
Matshona Dhliwayo
One who trusts God at all costs will be rewarded at all costs.
Matshona Dhliwayo
She was still not at ease with the idea that she was now important enough to have people as accessories. Nor was she comfortable with the idea of these people as gatekeepers with access to the details of their personal lives. Whenever she felt herself shrinking under the indifferent glare of the staff that surrounded her, as she did in this instance, she straightened her back and lifted her chin in the way that Chiedza, her trusted advisor-friend, had instructed her to do.
Panashe Chigumadzi
If a woman tells you how terrible she looks, sincerely deny it, even if you agree.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Avoid impious people,run from fools,seek out the wise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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
Seek to develop your skill and talent to a level of relevance. Create a platform to shine and make sure you are bringing a difference to the areas that require your expertise. A pastor who does not teach or pray for people, a football player always playing pool, a body builder who doesn’t eat but sleeps all day, a student who studies only towards examinations, a politician without a cause and a business without a customer service culture all have one thing in common – sooner or later they will all become irrelevant. Never miss the chance to practice the call of your mission, even if you are not getting paid for it.
Archibald Marwizi
Be a dreamer.Be a doer.Be a perseverer.Be a winner.
Matshona Dhliwayo
There are many sadnesses in the hearts of men who are far away from their countries.
Alexander McCall Smith
She treated Vanessa and me as if we were visiting budgerigars that needed to be fed and then put somewhere dark for the night.
Alexandra Fuller
Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity.
Roy Bennett