Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 2

Valid questions are better than invalid assumptions.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To see a man’s true colors, tell him you’re saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman’s true colors, tell her you’re poor.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is better to be accepted by the bright few than by the dull masses.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The quickest way to find honey is to follow bees.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Warriors achieve more than worriers.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A muddied diamond is better than an unsullied pebble.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Unleash the potential that is in another and you unleash the potential that is in you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An eagle does not crawl because it was born to fly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Elevate your mind and you elevate your world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your original self is worth more than your imitation of someone else.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You don't win battles you walk away from.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You become greater than what you conquer within.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Confident sheep overcome insecure wolves.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Excellence is the key that opens successes' door.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When you are at your lowest God is getting ready to take you to your highest.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The dark skies of despair are no match for the bright skies of hope.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You will never reach the stars without courage to lose sight of the ground.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Believe in yourself, not in your critics.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Building castles in the air is only wise if you build a ladder to reach them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars are born out of dark moments.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Turkeys can run with eagles but cannot fly with them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Storms pass by on their way to get all the colors needed to paint your rainbow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Harsh winters precede pleasant springs.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t expect success to fall from the sky if it didn't evaporate from the sweat of your hands.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Blow by blow a giant is knocked down.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Invest in your dreams, not in your fears.
Matshona Dhliwayo