Prince Quotes Quotes

“Prince of the Ghetto:

They hate me because I'm poor.
They despise me because I'm common.
They reject me because I fight for the ghetto.

Let me tell you about the slums.
Let me tell you about the shanties.
Let me tell you about the ghetto.

Roaches do not bother us.
Violence does not frighten us.
Reality does not intimidate us.

At birth, our portion is pain.
At birth, our portion is sorrow.
At birth, our portion is death.

We see what others do not.
We hear what others do not.
We feel what others do not.
We experience what others do not.

We laugh but there is pain in our laughter.
We sing but there is distress in our songs.
We dance but there is agony in our steps.

The world was built on our backs.
The world was built on our tears.
It was built on our misery.
It was built on our blood!

We are sons.
We are daughters.
We are mothers.
We are fathers.

We are the poor.
We are the wretched.
We are your problem.
We are the ghetto.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“A prince before his enemies is still greater than a slave before his friends.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“A righteous pauper is better than an evil prince.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“There are more conspirators in a democratic state than in a principality, and when they go unchecked, turn their gaze to anarchism.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Since God is immortal and not like our kings who come and go, the prince will never reign. That's what we mean when we say we believe in only one living God.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo