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Eneke the bird says that since men have learnt to shoot without missing, he has learnt to fly without perching.Read what it means →

African Proverbs, Quotes and Short Stories

A living archive of 734 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.

• 438 proverbs
• 269 quotes
• 27 short stories
• 46 countries
• 42 with meanings