Peace is costly, but it is worth the
expense.
(Kikuyu, Kenya)
Where there is negotiation, there is hope
for agreement.
(Somali, Somalia)
Silence is also a form of speech.
(Fulani, Burkina Faso)
Respect yourself, you will get it back.
(Arabic, Tunisia)
A kind person is the one who is kind to
strangers.
(Bakongo, Democratic
Republic of Congo)
Little and lasting is better than much and
passing.
(Berber, Morocco)
By coming and going, a bird weaves its nest.
(Ashanti, Ghana)
Don’t ask the price if you don’t have
money to pay.
(Malagasy, Madagascar)
Work on your reputation until it is
established; then it will work for you.
(Arabic, Tunisia)
Do not attempt what you cannot bring to
a good end.
(Yoruba, Nigeria)
The sound of the drum depends on the
drummer.
(Shona, Mozambique)
Glory does not come by calling.
(Akamba, Kenya)
An elephant can never fail to carry
its tusks.
(Pedi, South Africa)
It is patience that gets you out of the net.
(Nyanja, Malawi)
In anger there is no intelligence.
(Sukuma, Tanzania)
A person is always thanked after death.
(Tswana, Botswana)
Advice is like fire: it has to be obtained
from others.
(Venda, Zimbabwe)
Where there is purpose there is no
failure.
(Tigrinya, Eritrea)
What the family talks about in the
evening, the child says in the morning.
(Oromo, Ethiopia)
Beauty isn’t wisdom.
(Mamprussi, Burkina Faso)
The old hoe is s ll a friend.
(Logbara, Uganda)
Follow the river and fi nd the sea.
(Lozi, Zambia)
You do not teach the paths of the forest
to an old gorilla.
(Bushong, Democratic Republic of Congo)
The way you bring up a child is the way
it grows.
(Swahili, Tanzania)
What is sensible today may be
madness tomorrow.
(Yoruba, Nigeria)
Do not hurry the night; the sun will
always rise for its own sake.
(Kikuyu, Kenya)