Quotes Library

September 19, 2025

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen. I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen.

Robert Mugabe (1924–2019), African politician, prime minister of Zimbabwe, in Sunday Times, 26 February 1984, Jay p.267

Do you know why God gave cricket to the English? To teach them the meaning of eternity—the time that it takes for a typical cricket match.

Mr. Mugabe got over that plan pretty quickly.

September 29, 2025

1 year ago

Always deny what you don’t want to be known, and always affirm what you want to be believed.

February 9, 2025

2 years ago

In framing a government, which is to administered by men, over men, the great difficulty lies in this

August 26, 2025

1 year ago

Tell no one anything you want kept secret, for there are many things that move men to gossip.

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