African Sayings

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What the old man sees sitting down, the young man cannot see standing on a tree.Read what it means →
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African Proverbs, Quotes and Short Stories

A living archive of 731 African sayings — collected by country and tribe, with their meanings where they have been written. Proverbs from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, quotes from writers and leaders including Chinua Achebe, Nelson Mandela and Wangari Maathai, and 27 short stories.

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