Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 43

Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When perplexed, God appears to you in the form of wisdom; when troubled, in the form of peace; when sad, in the form of joy; when heartbroken, in the form of love.
Matshona Dhliwayo
One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t climb a mountain to look down on people below, but to get a clearer view of the stars above.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sun does not rise abruptly, but perseveres until it rules the sky.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A virtuous spouse adds years to your life, a wise one adds decades, but a loving one adds an eternity to your life.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is in vain to chase two birds at the same time, even if you have a thousand legs.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want your inner light to shine brighter, illuminate someone else’s.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Knowledge is the path, understanding is the way, wisdom is the highway, and enlightenment is the destination.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Let go of the past, even if it offers you Heaven; embrace the future, even if it offers you Hell.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The cleanest feet in the universe are positive thoughts walking through your mind.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere.
Matshona Dhliwayo
As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest gift life can give you today is the promise of tomorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you try to cultivate your talents in someone else’s shadow, they might wilt.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The world is full of angels; if you can’t find one, be one.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.
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
One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest universe is not somewhere out there, but inside of yourself.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Follow your dreams with all of your mind. Chase your dreams with all of your heart. Accomplish your dreams with all of your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your fame cannot gain you more honor, and your money cannot earn you more happiness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you pour more water into a river, it will not drown the fish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree is only as good as the seed it is stems from.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An archer must never blame a target for missing it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Learn, only to live. Live, only to learn.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If your greatest wish is to be happy, you are clever; if it is to make others happy, you are virtuous; but if it is to make yourself and others happy, you are wise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If there is wisdom in your mind, prove it; joy in your heart, share it; love in your soul, show it; good in your life, impart it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A small sharp axe clears a forest quicker than a big blunt one.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.
Matshona Dhliwayo