The East Community Guide - Gainesville, FL Jan 2019 the east take 4

African Proverbs Wisdom is wealth. ~ Swahili In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom. ~ African proverb A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. ~Kenyan proverb By crawling a child learns to stand. ~ African proverb If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents. ~ African proverb You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down. ~ Bateke proverb What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn. ~African proverb By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. ~Ashanti proverb One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom. ~ African proverb You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla. ~Congolese proverb Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. ~Moroccan Proverb When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him. ~Ashanti Proverb Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day. ~Malagasy Proverb Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ~Kenyan proverb There can be no peace without understanding. ~Senegalese proverb 15

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