Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 7

Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Rain is just God weeping for Earth’s troubles.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left behind the most happy memories.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You don’t have to swim when you know how to walk on water.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart.Pride has a great spirit, but no soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You were not born to impress the world, but to impress the universe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars give so much to the world without demanding payment. Be likewise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When I was poor, I was rich because I was happy; when I was wealthy, I was poor because I was sad.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love will always be blind, but will never be deaf.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Each time a flower blooms, the world is reminded that there is beauty in new beginnings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If God charged us for every tear He shed for us, the world would be bankrupt.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A caterpillar knows it's a butterfly, even if the whole world tries to convince it that it's just a worm.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Stars cannot achieve their highest potential without the dark.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.
Roy Bennett
Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring what others think.
Roy Bennett