The Lion King | 55
Quotes | Proverbs
"Africa is one continent, one
people, and one nation. The
notion that in order to have a
nation it is necessary for there to be
a common language, a common
territory and common culture has
failed to stand the test of time or
the scrutiny of scientific definition
of objective reality... The commu-
nity of economic life is the major
feature within a nation, and it is the
economy which holds together
the people living in a territory. It is
on this basis that the new Africans
recognise themselves as potentially
one nation, whose dominion is the
entire African continent”
Kwame Nkrumah
“If you don’t like
something, change
it. If you can’t
change it, change
your attitude.”
Maya Angelou
“It took the
madmen of
yesterday for
us to be able
to act with
extreme clarity
today. I want
to be one of
those madmen.
We must dare
to invent the
future.”
Thomas
Sankara
“What our people want is to be
involved in the decision-mak-
ing process and to actively
participate in decisions, which
will ultimately affect them, ...
They then will take ownership
of these decisions and ensure
that they are successfully
implemented.”
Sam Nujoma
“The writer cannot be a mere
storyteller; he cannot be a mere
teacher; he cannot merely X-ray
society’s weaknesses, its ills, its perils.
He or she must be actively involved
shaping its present and its future.”
Ken Saro-Wiwa
“Girls are the
future mothers of
our society, and
it is important
that we focus on
their well-being.”
Miriam
Makeba
Luganda
“Abafugibwa ngabo :
atannagikwatamu ye
agitenda obwangu.”
Meaning:
Those that are
not in leadership are
often critical, thinking
that leadership is easy.
Portuguese
“Pouco se aprende com a vitória,
mas muito com a derrota.”
Meaning:
You learn little with
victory, but a lot with defeat.
Wolof
“Lo doonul talibeem mënulo
done serignam”
Meaning:
We cannot be master
of what we have not studied
French
“Il faut s’approche de la poule
pour savoir qu’elle a des oreilles”
Meaning:
You must approach the
hen before you know it has ears
“Le chien a volé les os
et on est allé couper les
oreilles à la chèvres”
Meaning:
The dog stole the
bones and the goat got
punished
Igbo
Eji isi aru ama uto nsi.
Meaning:
You know people’s inten-
tion by what they say.
Yoruba
Ewure ti n je alubosa,oju ni i nkan; kini
won yoo fi se.
Meaning:
A goat that eats onions is
just in a hurry. Is that not the ingredi-
ent with which it will be cooked?
Hausa
Kwadayi mabudin wahala.
Meaning:
Greed is the path to trouble
“Akyawa okubuulirirwa
akyawa okumanya.”
Meaning:
One who dislikes
advice dislikes knowledge
and misses out.
