African Quotes About People

Every saying in the archive filed under people: 2 proverbs, 5 quotes. None of them carries a written explanation yet — the meanings are being written over time.

They come from South Africa (3), United States (1), Nigeria (1) and Ghana (1).

Named writers and speakers on this subject include Miriam Makeba (2), Desmond Tutu (1) and Dennis Prager (1).

A few from this collection:

• A person is a person through other persons; you can't be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships.
• The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.
• There is always room for the person you love even if the house is crowded.

Sayings here often sit under other subjects too — most often Beauty, Good, History and Problem.

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