Shaka Zulu
Zulu Kingdom founder
Sayings by Shaka Zulu
I am Shaka, the unshakeable! I am the king of the heavens!
The assegai is my father, the shield is my mother.
You are like a dog, you bark at the wind.
A man is a man because of other men.
The spear is the only language I understand.
I have created a nation out of sticks and stones.
My warriors are like the waves of the ocean, they crash and they destroy.
Fear is for the weak. I am Shaka.
The land is mine, and all who live upon it.
I kill because I am a king, and a king must rule.
The taste of victory is sweet, but the taste of defeat is bitter.
My mother gave me life, but I forged my own destiny.
Only the strong survive. The weak are food for the vultures.
I am a man of war, not of words.
The sun rises and sets on my command.
My enemies will tremble at the sound of my name.
To conquer is to live.
I will make the rivers run red with the blood of my enemies.
My will is law.
The lion does not concern himself with the opinions of the sheep.