It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.
~Matshona Dhliwayo
1. You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.
2. If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.
3. An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength.
4. A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.
5. If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.
6. Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
7. The greater your love of honey the lesser your fear of bees.
8. A small boat that sails the river is better than a large ship that sinks in the sea.
9. If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests.
10. Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower’s soul when crushed.
11. The sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.
12. Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.
13. Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.
14. A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.
15. A wounded lion is still fiercer than a healthy wolf.
If God wanted the woods to be quiet,
He would not have given birds songs to sing.
~Matshona Dhliwayo
