African Proverbs About Humility

Every saying in the archive filed under humility: 6 proverbs, 2 quotes, 1 short story. None of them carries a written explanation yet — the meanings are being written over time.

They come from Cameroon (2), Ghana (1), Uganda (1), Egypt (1) and Congo (1).

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

A few from this collection:

• If you go to a town and find its chief sitting on the ground, you do not ask for a stool.
• Even the mightiest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
• Honorable is the person who is aware of his power, yet refrains from inflicting bad things onto others.

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

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