July | 2014 | Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs

Today’s African Proverb (7.31.14)

Always being in a hurry doesn’t prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living. (- Nigeria) 3 people like this post. Like...

It is not possible to dodge the arrow before it has been thrown. (- Maasai) 4 people like this post. Like Unlike

The slowest camel in the caravan sets the pace. (- Somalia) 4 people like this post. Like Unlike

A lonely truth can be brought down by a pack of lies. (– Mali) 2 people like this post. Like Unlike

Only a fool believes everything he is told. (- Ethiopia, Eritrea)     2 people like this post. Like Unlike

The madman who throws a stone into a crowded market forgets that his own mother could be hit by that same madly...