Some birds learn how to fly only after falling off of a cliff. ~Matshona Dhliwayo
1. An inflexible tree breaks in a storm.
2. The hunter rules over the hunted.
3. A wounded lion is still fiercer than a healthy wolf.
4. A bird that is afraid of falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.
5. The further you venture down a river the bigger the fish.
6. Wolves travel in packs, but the fiercest travel alone.
7. Ask for a fish, and you only get one; ask for a net, and you can catch dozens.
8. The grass is greener on the other side only because someone tended to it.
9. If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.
10. A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.
11. The sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.
12. The best way to catch a bee is using its own honey.
13. The greatest weight a bird has to drop before it can fly is fear.
14. Brave cubs become fierce lions.
15. You don’t have to teach fish how to swim; they are born knowing they will rule the waters.
16. It is the strongest, not the prettiest birds that conquer the sky.
17. A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.
18. A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise.
19. A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.
20. A lion will never be afraid of sheep, no matter how many outnumber it.
The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it;
it creates beautiful waves instead.
~Matshona Dhliwayo
