Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 45

At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.
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If you think too much, you will worry too much; if you worry too much, you will fear too much; if you fear too much, you will dread too much; and if you dread too much, you will suffer too much.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Beautiful beginnings are often born from ugly endings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You only become truly rich the day you possess something that money cannot buy.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The lightest weight anyone can carry on life’s journey is hope.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Dream like a child. Reason like an elder. Play like a youth. Work like an adult.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You’re destined for greatness,” Life said. “But first, I’m going to make you cry.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are a product of your mind, a result of your thoughts, and a consequence of your actions.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The ocean does not lose its splendor because it lost a few drops.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be wise enough to learn from the past, shrewd enough to capitalize on the present, and clever enough to prepare for the future.
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Knowledge is the eldest daughter of wisdom.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower does not diminish in beauty, no matter how many weeds envy it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wisdom has a hundred eyes to see opportunities, courage has a hundred feet to seek opportunities, and strength has a hundred arms to seize opportunities.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.
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Life is temporal.Time is fleeting.God is permanent.Eternity is enduring.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.
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
The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.
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
Your mind has the intellect to lift the world,your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius to elevate the world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Enough pain will keep you humble.Enough grief will keep you compassionate.Enough trouble will keep you strong.Enough hardship will keep you grateful.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The soul is a great magician; transforming thoughts into reality, desires into actions, and life into experiences.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Talent is like a little seed; when nurtured, it will flourish.
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Two minds are smarter than one.Two hands are stronger than one.Two hearts are mightier than one.Two souls are greater than one.
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Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.
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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
A flower does not bloom for itself, but for the world; do likewise.
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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.
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The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.
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When bitter, say little; when angry, say nothing; when happy, say much; when joyful, say all.
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If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be dissatisfied; to others, you will be disenchanted; but if you look to God, you will be fulfilled.
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A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.
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Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.
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Think outside of the box. Work outside of the box. Dream outside of the box. Succeed outside of the box.
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Your mind is a weapon. Your heart is an asset. Your soul is a treasure. Your life is a jewel.
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If you want to lead a pleasant life, be good to yourself; if you want to lead a happy life, be good to others; and if you want to lead an exceptional life, be good to everyone.
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Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth.
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Forgive those who hurt you yesterday.Reward those who help you today.Remember those who help you tomorrow.
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Let them judge you, but remain virtuous.Let them criticize you, but remain wise.Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let them hate you, but remain exceptional.
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The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.
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