African Proverbs About Humility

Every saying in the archive filed under humility: 8 proverbs, 2 quotes, 1 short story. 1 of them carry a written explanation of what it means; the rest are being added over time.

They come from Tanzania (2), Cameroon (2), Nigeria (1), Ghana (1) and Uganda (1).

Named writers and speakers on this subject include Joseph G Healey (1) and Meles Zenawi (1).

A few from this collection:

• A bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground.
• If you go to a town and find its chief sitting on the ground, you do not ask for a stool.
• Do not forget what it is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself.

Sayings here often sit under other subjects too — most often Leadership.

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