Shona
Chinonzi regedza ndechiri mumaoko chiri mumwoyo ndinofa nacho/hachikandwi pasi.
What can be expected to be dropped is held in hands, but what is in the heart I shall die with/cannot be thrown on the ground.
Tsanagudzo
Tsika dzokuzobatira pamusoro dzakaita sekunwa hwahwa dzinoregedzeka asi zvokuzvarwa nazvo zvakaita sehanganwa zvinonetsa kupera.
What the Words Say
What can be expected to be dropped is held in hands, but what is in the heart I shall die with/cannot be thrown on the ground.
What It Means
A bad habit can easily be dropped but it is relatively difficult for a perform to undergo a total character reformation.