
A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you.
– Matshona Dhliwayo
Related Quotes:
- Like the bee, we distill poison from honey for our self-defense–what happens to the bee if it uses its sting is well known. – Dag Hammarskjld
- It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- The mind is divided, like a rider on an elephant, and the rider’s job is to serve the elephant. – Jonathan Haidt
- It was like there was an elephant in the room. An elephant that expected us to have sex. – Morgan Matson
- Be calm like a calm lake, then you will look beautiful like a beautiful calm lake! – Mehmet Murat ildan
- Life has been dark but full of light; sad, but full of joy; disappointing, but full of hope; needy but full of plenty, sick but full of health. – Reverend Ada Slaton Bonds
- Fear makes a cub sound like a lion.Faith makes a lion sound like a cub. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A calm lion is still more dangerous than a raging dog. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- When life goes on doesn’t it just trample over what was there before? – Catherine Dexter
- Always to be right, always to trample forward, and never to doubt, are not these the great qualities with which dullness takes the lead in the world? – William Makepeace Thackeray
- You trample on hearts as if they’re grapes and you’re making wine. – Mallory Kane
- Honey does not lose its sweetness because it is made by bees that sting. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- The bird and the elephant drink from the same river. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A bee does not need to follow you to give you honey: you follow it. Become a person of value and you too won’t have to beg anyone to follow you. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- The best way to catch a bee is using its own honey. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A teaspoon of honey is worth more to the bee than a barrel of gold. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- Lion, lion golden spunin savannahs of the sun,What immortal eye, or handweaves beasts from dreams,sews sky to land? – Christyl Rivers
- And so the lion fell in love with the lamb. what a stupid lamb. what a sick, masochistic lion. – Stephenie Meyer
- Telling a male lion not to be a lion wasn’t exactly the easiest thing in the world. – Carrie Ann Ryan
- And there shall come a kingdom in which the lion shall lie down with the lamb. Unfortunately for the lamb it shall be inside the lion! – Greg Curtis
- It is the bravery of the lion that enables you the lion’s share of the power. More important than all, know this: bravery begets victory. – SA Bouraleh
- Calm sailing doesn’t come from calm waters, it comes from having a good navigator; a good crew and a good vessel. – Anthony T Hincks
- Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: – Anonymous
- Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8) – Bible New International Version
- A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A full mind is more valuable than a full bank account. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A heart full of bitterness is a life full of sorrows. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- Love is fierce like a lion; once it has entered the heart, it is in vain to resist. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- Never underestimate a warrior; the lion in him may be sleeping, but that does not mean he’s dead. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A lion’s greater talents are revealed in the jungle, not in the circus. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A wolf can only curse a lion when surrounded by its peers. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A lion is only dangerous if it has teeth. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- An eagle can mock a lion only because of its wings. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- When the lion is wounded do not stroke its mare. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- In order to soar like an eagle one has to be bold like a lion. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A wounded lion is still more fierce than healthy sheep. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A flawed rose is better than a flawless dandy lion. – Matshona Dhliwayo
