Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 4

One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you pour more water into a river, it will not drown the fish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The garden of your dreams is watered by the sweat of excellence.
Matshona Dhliwayo
No one can steal your happiness unless you give them the key to your heart’s safe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those who do both are friends.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.
Matshona Dhliwayo
No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your mind is a gift. Your heart is a prize. Your soul is a blessing. Your life is a reward.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.
Matshona Dhliwayo
One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies.
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
Seeds you plant today determine the harvest you reap tomorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present, it has no sympathy for you, and I don’t weep the future, it has no mercy on you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Skill gives you legs to jog, talent gives you legs to run, brilliance gives you legs to sprint, but genius gives you wings to fly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Two minds are smarter than one.Two hands are stronger than one.Two hearts are mightier than one.Two souls are greater than one.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Talent is like a little seed; when nurtured, it will flourish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your feet may be small, but travel much. Your hands may be little, but conquer much. Your eyes may be tiny, but perceive much. Your ears may be modest, but heed much.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Forgive those who hurt you yesterday.Reward those who help you today.Remember those who help you tomorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If death blew a trumpet each time he was coming, there would be no one to greet him on arrival.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bee does not need to follow you to give you honey: you follow it. Become a person of value and you too won’t have to beg anyone to follow you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Talk less. Do more. Fear less. Achieve more.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.
Matshona Dhliwayo
At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have never reached rock bottom, you have never attended the school of greatness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When people smile at a rich man, they are smiling at his wallet.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The most reliable friend you have is your shadow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love knows the way because love is the way.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you blame gravity for falling in love, even God has the right to laugh at you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A kiss is the only thing you can throw at someone without being held criminally responsible.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If men could be bought like clothes at an outlet, only then would women always get what they bargained for.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you choose money over love, you will always be poor.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the final chapter of your life story is written by love, you are guaranteed a happy ending.
Matshona Dhliwayo
As the sun lives on when it sets in the warmth it has given to others, you too will live on in the hearts of those whose lives you have touched.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be calm when your wife yells at you, calmer when she chastens you, but be terrified when she ignores you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Embrace all. Help some. Trust few. Harm none.
Matshona Dhliwayo
I miss you,” is how she entices you.“I want you,” is how she charms you.“I need you,” is how she entraps you.“I love you,” is how she imprisons you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Beauty catches your eye, joy seizes your heart, and love captures your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The most valuable real estate in the universe is inside your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo