African Quotes on Unity and Community

Unity is strength, division is weakness. ~ Swahili proverb
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~ Bondei proverb
It takes a village to raise a child. ~ African proverb
Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you. ~ African proverb
Many hands make light work. ~ Haya (Tanzania) proverb
Where there are many, nothing goes wrong. ~ Swahili proverb
Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper. ~ Tanzanian proverb
A single bracelet does not jingle. ~ Congolese proverb
A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn. ~ African proverb
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~ African proverb

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The Dark Continent(AFRICA POEM)

'Africa my beginning, Africa my end. I was born here and I will die here' Africa you bear my hopes and fears Poverty, famine, crime and AIDS are words which plague Mother Africa's name These demons bring me shame While people try to make Africa better, a few let the hardship overpower them Shame on them They give up hope and go about their knavish ways Even though there's hope on the horizon, be that as it may They continue to destroy what little Mother Africa has Africa is no longer what she was 'Mother Africa is weeping' Yet a new dawn may be creeping Mother Africa and her children are beautiful, they know their place in nature Even though hardship may corrupt good nature In the name of ALL that is good, I hope Africa will rise one day And we'll stop the suffering before she frays The words upon a famous poet, I hear 'Africa my beginning, Africa my end. I was born here and I will die here' Mthoko Mpofana

African Diaspora ====================== In the diaspora he sat down; And there he wept; Remembering Africa; Mouth open, unable to a song. Eyes full of the ocean; Mouth imploded with praises; Thought stacked full of memories, Memories of Motherland Africa. In bits he uttered; Africa, my cherished home; In the diaspora unable to a song; I want to come to thee. Chief Charles O. Okereke Copyright ©2002 Chief Charles O. Okereke Click For Other Poems by Author

African Quotes on Patience

Patience is the key which solves all problems. ~ Sudanese proverb Hurry, hurry has no blessings. ~ Swahili proverb Patience is the mother of a beautiful child. ~ Bantu proverb To run is not necessarily to arrive. ~ Swahili proverb Patience can cook a stone. ~ African proverb A patient man will eat ripe fruit. ~ African proverb At the bottom of patience one finds heaven. ~ African proverb A patient person never misses a thing. ~ Swahili proverb Patience puts a crown on the head. ~ Ugandan proverb Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far. ~ Swahili proverb Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living. ~ Ibo proverb However long the night, the dawn will break. ~ African proverb

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