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The elephant is the largest, but not the fiercest. The giraffe is the tallest, but not the strongest. The cheetah is the fastest, but not the wisest. The ant is the smallest, but not the gentlest.
The elephant is the largest, but not the fiercest. The giraffe is the tallest, but not the strongest. The cheetah is the fastest, but not the wisest. The ant is the smallest, but not the gentlest.
Approximate author period: c. 2015 AD · contemporary
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- Matshona Dhliwayo
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- Approximate author period: c. 2015 AD · contemporary
Approximate 21st-century author period: in his dated first-person account of 15 June 2017, the author describes posting original quotations in 2015. This is an activity anchor, not the composition date of every attributed quotation. Source: https://medium.com/@matshonatdhliwayo/how-i-got-8-million-views-on-google-plus-without-spending-a-penny-a23254e79fbb (accessed 2026-10-08).
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