Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 7

People don't act the way they do because of me. They just act out their own projection of reality, and so do I.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Love is loud; the soul hears it, even if the universe is deaf.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You don't have to reach for greatness if it is already in you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Do the dishes, and you have her heart; do the dishes and the laundry, and you have her soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot force a dry well to yield water.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You get what you work for, not what you think you deserve.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Surround yourself with positive people.
Roy Bennett
Aim for the stars, and afterward, pass them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Experience is a collection of our successes and failures.
Matshona Dhliwayo
People are different and it is this uniqueness that also makes it imperative for the definition or meaning of success be left to each individual to determine.
Archibald Marwizi
Love that hurts is better than hate that tickles.
Matshona Dhliwayo
What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars shine on us, but talent shines in us.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Gray hairs signify old age, not wisdom.Muscles signify strength, not health.Laughter signifies amusement, not joy.Weeping signifies pain, not weakness.Smiling signifies courteousness, not love.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Let your resolution and confession be, 'I will change these things because I want to succeed, and I want to succeed because it will bring me the happiness I seek and desire.
Archibald Marwizi
He would sit down and consider the situation carefully. Not only did this help to identify the solution to the problem, but it also gave him the opportunity to remind himself that things were not really as bad as they seemed; it was all a question of perspective. Sitting down and looking up at the sky for a few minutes--not at any particular part of the sky, but just at the sky in general--at the vast, dizzying, empty sky of Botswana, cut human problems down to size.
Alexander McCall Smith
Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A mansion begins with one brick.A forest begins with one tree.A harvest begins with one seed.An ocean begins with one drop.A friendship begins with one gesture.A fire begins with one spark.A revolution begins with one idea.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your back may be pushed against the wall, but your brain is not.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To lose your own language was like forgetting your mother, and as sad, in a way.
Alexander McCall Smith
There remains unique questions calling for a unique mission like yours to answer – and that is your key to significance. Find them and be the answer.
Archibald Marwizi
Fish that boast in a pond should not boast in the ocean.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your wife is smarter than you; know this, and you will live happily ever after.
Matshona Dhliwayo
God in you is the greatness in you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Success can never be enjoyed if there is no congruity or alignment of your beliefs, values and how you behave in attaining your achievements.
Archibald Marwizi
Some people choose to lead, others to follow. Success is not primarily a matter of circumstances or native talent or even intelligence — it is a choice. Your beliefs, passion, values, enthusiasm, relationships, interpersonal skills and how they are blended, will move you further ahead towards success.
Archibald Marwizi
Life is the song you dance to when reality sings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.
Matshona Dhliwayo
There was no point in telling somebody not to cry, she had always thought; indeed there were times when you should do exactly the opposite, when you should urge people to cry, to start the healing that sometimes only tears can bring. But if there was a place for tears of relief, there might even be a place for tears of pride[.]
Alexander McCall Smith
A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love has turned many into poets; pain has turned many into artists; charity has turned many into pacifists, and anger has turned many into activists.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Desire speaks, passion shouts, lust screams, and love whispers.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible to make your own luck without the ingredient of hard work.
Matshona Dhliwayo
By the time a fool learns how to hold a spear, the lion has eaten him.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Expand your mind. Nurture your heart. Develop your body. Cultivate your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are only as authentic as the substance you have inside you. Having others take your examinations or doing your assignments and projects is to reduce the level of authenticity of your qualification as well as your personal brand. Master your chosen area of study to the highest level and demonstrate that you have full knowledge as a specialist. Let the depth of your knowledge make you sought after and respected. Define yourself and be authentic.
Archibald Marwizi
Light wears out the eyes but does not wear out the soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To walk in the footsteps of the great, put on their shoes.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have attributes that you could use less productively last year than you can this year (meaning you are more productive), then you have made progress. The opposite equates to regression.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
The greatest profit you make in business is not money, but happiness. The greatest riches you give in life are not possessions, but love. The greatest treasures you acquire in life are not jewels, but joy.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sharper the arrow the quicker the hunt.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you choose money over love, you will always be poor.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden.
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
Life is temporal.Time is fleeting.God is permanent.Eternity is enduring.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wisdom is simple but profound.Folly, even when complex, is stupid.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you fall for someone, make sure they’re there to catch you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Great deeds begin in the mind,extraordinary deeds begin in the heart,and remarkable deeds begin in the soul.
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
The girl had a special way of saying “anything”. The gods had blessed her voice with a special monopoly. It delivered an acoustic chocolate that was laced with all flavours of euphoria. The substance led to surges in testosterone in all types of men, including the average botanist. “Anything.” The way she handled the word endowed it with so many possibilities. Professor Khupe decided to investigate how many of these Ketiwe would let him explore. To his delight the parameters of the word had proven to be quite elastic.
Taona Dumisani Chiveneko
A cup of wisdom is more valuable than an ocean of intelligence.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When a group of people are forced to navigate a minefield together, everyone feels a grudging sense of comfort when someone else gets blown up. Though there may be other unseen landmines left in the ground, each death creates a safe spot. A landmine cannot explode twice in the same place. Sure, the explosion robs the survivors of a comrade. Still, each death makes everyone’s next step marginally safer. So everyone keeps walking with grief on their faces, and relief in their hearts. Their own deaths are further postponed by the end of another life.
Taona Dumisani Chiveneko
You can go through life and make new friends every year - every month practically - but there was never any substitute for those friendships of childhood that survive into adult years. Those are the ones in which we are bound to one another with hoops of steel.
Alexander McCall Smith
Fear makes the possible look impossible;faith makes the impossible, possible.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If all work and no play makes you dull,Then you're on the wrong job.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
One who is thankful for a slice of bread is more blessedthan one who is ungrateful for a loaf.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Once you show someone your true colors it is impossible to paint over them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Asking why you should retaliate often solves the problem better than retaliation itself.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe