African Quotes About Truth
9 African sayings about truth — 3 proverbs, 5 quotes, 1 short story.
About these truth sayings
Every saying in the archive filed under truth: 3 proverbs, 5 quotes, 1 short story. None of them carries a written explanation yet — the meanings are being written over time.
They come from Nigeria (5), Cameroon (1), Ghana (1) and South Africa (1).
Named writers and speakers on this subject include Wole Soyinka (3), William H Barker (1) and Chinua Achebe (1).
A few from this collection:
- Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.
- Lying can get you a wife, but it won't keep her.
- One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
Sayings here often sit under other subjects too — most often Education, Marriage and Women.
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