17 Og Mandino Quotes To Move & Inspire You

by Joel Brown -
culled from:http://addicted2success.com
A collection of highly inspirational “Og Mandino” quotes to guide you through a success filled life.

Inspirational Og Mandino Quotes

“Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.” – Og Mandino
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino

“Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.” – Og Mandino
“Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment. ” – Og Mandino
“Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all.”  – Og Mandino
“I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth I will apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.” – Og Mandino
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” – Og Mandino
“Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” – Og Mandino
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino
“Cherish each hour of this day for it can NEVER return.” – Og Mandino
“I was not delivered unto this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. I will hear not those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious. Let them join the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny.” – Og Mandino
“Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.” – Og Mandino
“Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity.” – Og Mandino
“Your only limitations are those you set up in your mind, or permit others to set up for you.” – Og Mandino
“Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile!” – Og Mandino
“I will not allow yesterday’s success to lull me into today’s complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure.” – Og Mandino
“Obstacles are necessary for success because victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.” – Og Mandino

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What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never…

culled from:http://www.lifehack.org

What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us. – Helen Keller

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10 Fun New Year’s Celebration Ideas for College Students

culled from:http://www.zergnet.com

 

1. Celebrate New Year’s around the world

Why not prolong your New Year’s festivities for as long as possible by celebrating New Year’s Eve around the world? Samoa and New Zealand are the first to enter the New Year followed by those in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and finally America. Drink a shot every time it strikes midnight in another country and see if you can make it across the world.

2. Visit your parents

It may not be the most exciting option, but going home for the holidays will almost certainly be the most rewarding. You can even organize a get-together with any old school friends that still live in your area and spend some time in your hometown.

3. Travel to New York

If you haven’t yet spent all of your student loan on beer and new clothes, then why not take a trip to New York to watch the ball drop in Times Square? Over 1 million people gather in the square each year to celebrate the holiday which is broadcast live around the world.You don’t have to spend a fortune on this trip, though. If you can’t afford a trip, look for another idea. The last thing you want to do is to run into debt on New Year’s Eve.

4. Go on a bar crawl

A bar crawl involves stopping for one drink at a number of bars along a pre-planned route. There are many variations on this theme with some people donning fancy dress or riding the subway and stopping at the nearest bar to each station. If you are going to celebrate New Year alone, it’s better to skip this idea.

5. Stay home and study

It may sound boring, but going out on New Year’s Eve can be an expensive outing. Most bars and nightclubs charge an entry fee to get in, and a few even increase the prices of their drinks. Depending on where you live, you might also have to fork out for a taxi which may charge you double fare. Save yourself money and a hangover by staying home and studying on New Year’s Eve.

6. Celebrate New Year’s Eve Brazilian style

Over 2 million people travel to Rio de Janeiro every year to celebrate New Year’s Eve by gathering on the beach to throw flowers into the sea. Brazilians also wear white clothing as it is believed to bring good luck for the coming year. Host a party with a Brazilian theme that offers South American food, cocktails and music.

7. Host a potluck dinner

Potluck dinners have become a popular way to host a dinner party. Each guest is required to bring one dish that they have prepared for the party, and all the food is then served together like a buffet. If your friends don’t know how to cook, then each guest can bring along a takeaway to share.

8. Go camping

Celebrate the New Year under the stars by organizing a camping trip with your closest friends. Find a spot that has either mountains, lakes or hiking trails for you to explore on New Year’s Day. Be sure to pack equipment for building a fire, some food and some champagne to toast the New Year.

9. Host a costume party

Costume parties are a popular choice for New Year’s Eve and are a great way to get to know other students at your school. There are a wide number of themes to choose from such as Ancient Rome, masquerade or superhero, or you could simply let your guests take their pick.

10. Organize a firework display

New Year’s Eve just isn’t complete without a firework display, and you can organize your own relatively cheaply. Purchasing fireworks in advance will save you a lot of money as many stores raise the prices close to December. Just make sure you use them safely.

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8 Ways To Stop Emotional Manipulation

culled from:article base.com

 

There are people who will attempt to manipulate others by making them feel guilty or ashamed, or by depriving them of happiness if they don’t do as asked. Commonly known as emotional manipulation, this behaviour is a truly difficult thing to escape. Fortunately, Sofo from The Unbounded Spirit explains eight ways you can protect yourself from emotional manipulation.
Here are 8 ways to spot and deal with it:

1. There is no use in trying to be honest with an emotional manipulator.

You make a statement and it will be turned around. Example: I am really angry that you forgot my birthday. Response – “It makes me feel sad that you would think I would forget your birthday, I should have told you of the great personal stress I am facing at the moment – but you see I didn’t want to trouble you. You are right I should have put all this pain (don’t be surprised to see real tears at this point) aside and focused on your birthday. Sorry.” Even as you are hearing the words you get the creeped out sensation that they really do NOT mean they are sorry at all – but since they’ve said the words you’re pretty much left with nothing more to say. Either that or you suddenly find yourself babysitting their angst!! Under all circumstances if you feel this angle is being played – don’t capitulate! Do not care take – do not accept an apology that feels like bullshit. If it feels like bullshit – it probably is. Rule number one – if dealing with an emotional blackmailer TRUST your gut. TRUST your senses. Once an emotional manipulator finds a successful maneuver – it’s added to their hit list and you’ll be fed a steady diet of this shit.

2. An emotional manipulator is the picture of a willing helper.

If you ask them to do something they will almost always agree – that is IF they didn’t volunteer to do it first. Then when you say, “ok thanks” – they make a bunch of heavy sighs, or other non verbal signs that let you know they don’t really want to do whatever said thing happens to be. When you tell them it doesn’t seem like they want to do whatever – they will turn it around and try to make it seem like OF COURSE they wanted to and how unreasonable you are. This is a form of crazy making – which is something emotional manipulators are very good at. Rule number two – If an emotional manipulator said YES – make them accountable for it. Do NOT buy into the sighs and subtleties – if they don’t want to do it – make them tell you it up front – or just put on the walk-man headphones and run a bath and leave them to their theater.

3. Crazy making – saying one thing and later assuring you they did not say it.

If you find yourself in a relationship where you figure you should start keeping a log of what’s been said because you are beginning to question your own sanity –You are experiencing emotional manipulation. An emotional manipulator is an expert in turning things around, rationalizing, justifying and explaining things away. They can lie so smoothly that you can sit looking at black and they’ll call it white – and argue so persuasively that you begin to doubt your very senses. Over a period of time this is so insidious and eroding it can literally alter your sense of reality. WARNING: Emotional Manipulation is VERY Dangerous! It is very disconcerting for an emotional manipulator if you begin carrying a pad of paper and a pen and making notations during conversations. Feel free to let them know you just are feeling so “forgetful” these days that you want to record their words for posterity’s sake. The damndest thing about this is that having to do such a thing is a clear example for why you should be seriously thinking about removing yourself from range in the first place. If you’re toting a notebook to safeguard yourself – that ol’ bullshit meter should be flashing steady by now!

4. Guilt. Emotional manipulators are excellent guilt mongers.

They can make you feel guilty for speaking up or not speaking up, for being emotional or not being emotional enough, for giving and caring, or for not giving and caring enough. Any thing is fair game and open to guilt with an emotional manipulator. Emotional manipulators seldom express their needs or desires openly – they get what they want through emotional manipulation. Guilt is not the only form of this but it is a potent one. Most of us are pretty conditioned to do whatever is necessary to reduce our feelings of guilt. Another powerful emotion that is used is sympathy. An emotional manipulator is a great victim. They inspire a profound sense of needing to support, care for and nurture. Emotional Manipulators seldom fight their own fights or do their own dirty work. The crazy thing is that when you do it for them (which they will never ask directly for), they may just turn around and say they certainly didn’t want or expect you to do anything! Try to make a point of not fighting other people’s battles, or doing their dirty work for them. A great line is “I have every confidence in your ability to work this out on your own” – check out the response and note the bullshit meter once again.

5. Emotional manipulators fight dirty.

They don’t deal with things directly. They will talk around behind your back and eventually put others in the position of telling you what they would not say themselves. They are passive aggressive, meaning they find subtle ways of letting you know they are not happy little campers. They’ll tell you what they think you want to hear and then do a bunch of jerk off shit to undermine it. Example: “Of course I want you to go back to school honey and you know I’ll support you.” Then exam night you are sitting at the table and poker buddies show up, the kids are crying the t.v. blasting and the dog needs walking – all the while “Sweetie” is sitting on their ass looking at you blankly. Dare you call them on such behavior you are likely to hear, “well you can’t expect life to just stop because you have an exam can you honey?” Cry, scream or choke ‘em – only the last will have any long-term benefits and it’ll probably wind your butt in jail.

6. If you have a headache an emotional manipulator will have a brain tumor!

No matter what your situation is the emotional manipulator has probably been there or is there now – but only ten times worse. It’s hard after a period of time to feel emotionally connected to an emotional manipulator because they have a way of de-railing conversations and putting the spotlight back on themselves. If you call them on this behavior they will likely become deeply wounded or very petulant and call you selfish – or claim that it is you who are always in the spotlight. The thing is that even tho you know this is not the case you are left with the impossible task of proving it. Don’t bother – TRUST your gut and walk away!

7. Emotional manipulators somehow have the ability to impact the emotional climate of those around them.

When an emotional manipulator is sad or angry the very room thrums with it – it brings a deep instinctual response to find someway to equalize the emotional climate and the quickest route is by making the emotional manipulator feel better – fixing whatever is broken for them. Stick with this type of loser for too long and you will be so enmeshed and co-dependent you will forget you even have needs – let alone that you have just as much right to have your needs met.

8. Emotional manipulators have no sense of accountability.

They take no responsibility for themselves or their behavior – it is always about what everyone else has “done to them”. One of the easiest ways to spot an emotional manipulator is that they often attempt to establish intimacy through the early sharing of deeply personal information that is generally of the “hook-you-in-and-make-you-sorry-for-me” variety. Initially you may perceive this type of person as very sensitive, emotionally open and maybe a little vulnerable. Believe me when I say that an emotional manipulator is about as vulnerable as a rabid pit bull, and there will always be a problem or a crisis to overcome.

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7 Impressive Interstellar Quotes to Launch Your 2015

culled from:http://www.lifehack.org

 

“Do not go gentle into that good night; Old age should burn and rave at close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” —Dylan Thomas, as quoted by Professor Brand

“I have an itch, heading back to base.”—Cooper

“We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.”—Cooper

“It’s not possible.”—Case
“No, it’s necessary.” —Cooper

“Maybe we’ve spent too long trying to figure this out with theory.”—Brand

“We’re still pioneers, we’ve barely begun. Our greatest accomplishments cannot be behind us, cause our destiny lies above us.”—Cooper

“I’m not going to make it.”—Brand.
“Yes, you are.  Yes, you are.”—Cooper

 

 

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5 Quotes From Bill Gates That Will Teach You Valuable Life Lessons

culled from:lifehack.org

Bill Gates has accomplished more wealth and success than anyone of our generation. But even more importantly he has worked tirelessly to improve lives and prevent deaths through his generous charitable contribuitons. I have left out a couple of his more well-known quotes and instead tried to focus on those lesser known quotes. I hope you will find that these resonate with some of your own valuable life lessons you know to be true. Here is a healthy dose of what has made Mr. Gates successful and things we should pay close attention to if we wish to succeed at our own dreams and desires.
1.

    “The most important work I got a chance to be involved in, no matter what I do, is the personal computer. You know, that’s what I grew up in my teens, my 20s, my 30s, you know, I even knew not to get married until later because I was so obsessed with it. That’s my life’s work.”

We start life with many big dreams–things we want to accomplish, create, build and experience. But if you ask anyone past the age of 40 what happened to all the dreams they had, they will most likely answer: Life. This is true; life has a tendency to just happen. But it happens because we make choices. The life you create and design for yourself is going to accumulate from the choices you make over time. Sure, there are unexpected things that can derail dreams. But we can control where we put our focus, and if we choose to put one dream ahead of another. Those are all choices we get to make individually. Bill Gates knew that to meet his dreams and see his most important work achieved he would need to take a different route than most people. To do that, he put some other dreams on the back burner. Ask yourself: are the choices I am making today truly supporting the dreams I have for tomorrow?
2.

    “I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.”

I especially love this quote because I believe books are filled with pure mystical magic. How do you know the life you want to design and the dreams you want to achieve, unless you are exposed to the vast colorful rainbow of opportunity that this wide world holds? You can read science fiction, poetry, crime, drama, self-help books, love stories, or whatever your heart desires–just read. The imagination that created an entirely new set of possibilities for your mind to explore is magic made for growth. You just don’t know what you will read that will spark a new love or desire in you. Influence comes from some of the most unforeseen obscure encounters and experiences. We can’t all have a life that affords us to travel the world, but we all have at our fingertips the world through words. Reading is the compass to your future.
3. Discipline

    “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next 10. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction.”

In today’s world we are lulled into a desire for instant gratification, a “show me the results now” kind of mindset. If we don’t see results from our efforts within a very short timeframe, we are apt to bail. Our entertainment, technology, news, social interactions, relationships and education move at warp speed. We have lost all gumption to stick with the process, dig our heels in and just work without lifting our heads. This quote is point on. We are impatient in our expectations and give up far too easily. Mr. Gates is telling us to stick out the hard times in the beginning and, before you know it, your efforts will compound multiple times over with results. But, we can’t give up too soon just because we crave instant gratification in today’s fast click world.
4.
    “Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world…if you do so, you are insulting yourself.”

We waste so much time in envy and desire of what others have. Instead of letting their unique light be appreciated and honored, we pity ourselves and putter about feeling sorry that we don’t have legs to the sky, luxurious thick hair, or huge almond shaped eyes. We see others with prosperous jobs, witty humor, loads of friends, and the list goes on and on. And while we create this meaningless list of what we are not, we are slowing suffering a slow death of what we are. We were each especially designed to fulfill a particular balance at this point in time and place in the universe. We are destined to be here and be exactly what we bring to the world. Quit listening to the voice of fear and envy. Rejoice in other people’s gifts, and in your own without reserve.
5.

    “There is a certain responsibility that accrued to me when I got to this unexpected position.”

Once you have any inkling that your feet feel solid on the ground for even a brief period of time, you have the responsibility to look around you, reach out for someone struggling and throw them out your hand. Someone helped you along your journey. They gave you a pep talk, instilled confidence, gave you wings to soar or an opportunity to fail. Nothing you have achieved of value has been a solo performance. Any time you are able to help anyone else it is your duty to help. And the best part is that every single thing you give out in this world comes back to you ten-fold. Every smile, every kind hand held, every hug, every heartfelt thought for goodness comes back directly to you, multiplied in strength. What we give to others we give to ourselves. What we withhold from others we withhold from ourselves.

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Life Quote

 

French Proverbs

1.Money is a good servant but a bad master.

2.No dish pleases all palates alike

3.Promising and performing are two things

4.Better be envied than pitied.

5.Life is half spent before one knows what life is.

6.A hundred years of idleness are not worth one hour well employed

7.Do not find fault with what you do not understand.

8.Do not rely on the label of the bag.

9.Some think they are done when they are only beginning.

10.No one will get a bargain he does not ask for.

11.You cannot be very smart if you have never done anything foolish.

12.Comparison is not proof.

13.Do not talk about a rope in the house of someone whose father was hung.

German Proverbs

14.If you want to perform a good jump, sometimes you need to start by taking a step back.

15.When you sweep stairs, start at the top.

16.No person can like all, or be liked by all.

17.Confidence begets confidence.

18.An enemy that is surprised is already half-defeated.

19.To change and to change for the better are two different things.

20.What good is it to run when you’re on the wrong road?

21.It’s hard to scare someone who thinks he will benefit from dying.

22.“It has not” does not mean “it will not.”

23.If you wish to be valued, make yourself scarce.

24.There are plenty of preachers who don’t hear themselves.

25.No lie so gross that it does not find believers.

26.An old lie is often more popular than a new truth

27.Truth that is poorly timed is as bad as a lie.

28.Lost time never returns.

29.When there is no love, all faults are seen.

30.Work is good, as long as you don’t forget to live.

31.Painted flowers have no scent.

32.Guard your mouth as well as you guard your chest.

Irish Proverbs

33.A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures in the doctor’s book.

34.No time for your health today, no health for your time tomorrow

35.Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children make a home.

36.He is bad that will not take advice, but he is a thousand times worse that takes every advice

Italian Proverbs

37.He that will not strive in this world should not have come into it.

38.He who offends writes on sand, he who is offended on marble

39.Not every question deserves an answer.

40.If a fox is preaching, beware of your geese.

41.Beware of the person with nothing to lose.

42.The remedy is often worse than the disease.

43To the person who watches, everything reveals itself.

44.I might have lost my ring, but I still have my fingers!

45.If you stumble more than once over the same stump, you have no one to blame but yourself.

Jamaican Proverbs

46.What good a educayshun if him got noh sens.

Japanese Proverbs

47.Even monkeys fall from trees.

48.A frog in a well does not know the great sea.

49.Character can be built on daily routine

50.A single arrow is easily broken, but ten in a bundle aren’t.

60.Flattery is the best persuader.

61.Without a smiling face do not become a merchant

62.Books are preserved minds.

63.To a person that does not wander, there is not enlightenment.

64.You can’t see the whole sky through a bamboo tube.

65.The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.

African Proverb

66.   Wisdom is wealth. ~ Swahili

67.   Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~ Akan proverb

68.    The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~ Ethiopian proverb

69.    Wisdom does not come overnight. ~ Somali proverb

70.    Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand. ~ Guinean proverb

71.  In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb

72.   If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom. ~ African proverb

73   A wise person will always find a way. ~ Tanzanian proverb

74    Nobody is born wise. ~ African proverb

75    A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. ~Kenyan proverb

76   Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden. ~ Akan proverb

African Proverb on Learning

77.    Learning expands great souls. ~ Namibian proverb

78.    To get lost is to learn the way. ~ African proverb

79.    By crawling a child learns to stand. ~ African proverb

80 .   If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents. ~ African proverb

81.   Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases. ~ Swahili proverb

82.   By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree. ~ Buganda proverb

83.  You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. ~ African proverb

84.    You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down. ~ Bateke proverb

85.   By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. ~Ashanti proverb

86.    One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom. ~ African proverb

87.   What you learn is what you die with. ~ African proverb

88.    Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off. ~African Proverb

89.    Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
~Malagasy Proverb

90.    Traveling is learning. ~Kenyan Proverb

African proverbs on Peace and Leadership

91.    Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ~Kenyan proverb

92.   War has no eyes ~ Swahili saying

93 .  When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful. ~Ashanti proverb

94 .   There can be no peace without understanding. ~Senegalese proverb

95.   When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.  ~ Swahili saying

96.  Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. ~ West African proverb

97.    He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. ~ Malawian proverb

98.    An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. ~ Ghanaian proverb

99.   He who is destined for power does not have to fight for it. ~ Ugandan proverb

100.    Without a leader, black ants are confused. ~Ugandan proverb

101.   He who refuses to obey cannot command. ~ Kenyan proverb

102 .   He who fears the sun will not become chief. ~Ugandan proverb

103.   A large chair does not make a king. ~ Sudanese proverb

104.   Because he lost his reputation, he lost a kingdom. ~ Ethiopian proverb

105.    A leader who does not take advice is not a leader. ~ Kenyan proverb

106.    If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard. ~ Sierra Leone proverb

African Proverb on Unity and Community

107.    Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~ Bondei proverb

108.   Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you. ~ African proverb

109.   Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper. ~ Tanzanian proverb

110.   A single bracelet does not jingle. ~ Congolese proverb

111.   If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~ African proverb

African Proverb on Family

112 .  A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place. ~ African Proverb

113 .   A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break. ~ African proverb

114.   Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family. ~ Ethiopian proverb

115.    There is no fool who is disowned by his family. ~ African proverb

116.   Home affairs are not talked about on the public square. ~ African proverb

117   When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate. ~ Ibo proverb

African Proverbs on Friendship

118   To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.  ~ Tanzanian proverb

119   Hold a true friend with both hands. ~ African proverb

120    Show me your friend and I will show you your character. ~ African proverb

121   A small house will hold a hundred friends. ~ African proverb

African Proverbs on Beauty

122.   One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem. ~Ethiopian Proverb

123 .  The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart. ~Baluba proverb

124 .   Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty. ~Nigerian Proverb

125 .  If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness. ~Nigerian Proverb

126 .  The most beautiful fig may contain a worm. ~Zulu Proverb

127.   The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman. ~Shona Proverb

128.  Beautiful words don’t put porridge in the pot. ~Botswana Proverb

129.    There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest. ~African Proverb

130.   the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty. ~African Proverb

African Love and Marriage Proverb

131.   It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love. ~ African proverb

132.   Coffee and love taste best when hot. ~ Ethiopian proverb

133.    Where there is love there is no darkness. ~Burundian proverb

134.  Love is a despot who spares no one. ~Namibian proverb

135.   Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside. ~ Ghanaian proverb

African Proverb on Patience

136.   To run is not necessarily to arrive. ~ Swahili proverb

137.   Patience can cook a stone. ~ African proverb

138  . Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living. ~ Ibo proverb

139 .  However long the night, the dawn will break. ~ African proverb (personal favourite!)

140.    Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.

141.  If a child washes his hands he could eat with kings.

142.  It takes a whole village to raise a child

143.  The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.

144. When a man says yes, his chi (personal god) says yes also.

African Proverbs ‏@AfricanProverbs

145.  What the child says, he has heard at home. ~Nigerian Proverb

146.    A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries. ~African Proverb

147.   Kings have no friends. ~Senegalese Proverb

148.   He is like a drum which makes a lot of noise but is hollow inside. ~Sudanese Proverb

149.   If you don't want a tail of a monkey to touch you then don't attend the monkey dance. ~African Proverb

150.   If you understand the beginning well, the end will not trouble you. ~Ghanaian Proverb

151.   Where there is a will there is a way. ~Shona Proverb

152.   If there were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal. ~Ghanaian Proverb

153.    Befriend many, but trust few. ~Ugandan Proverb

154.   There is no physician who can cure the disease of love. ~African Proverb

155.   Home affairs are not talked about on the public square. ~Kenyan Proverb

156.    It is impossible to find a man who has everything, but it is possible to find one who enjoys the things he has. ~Maasai Proverb

157.  The elephant eats from many trees ~Kenyan Proverb

158.    The earth moves at different speeds depending on who you are. ~Nigerian Proverb

157.    A cat in its castle has lion's teeth. ~Somali Proverb

158.   To lead is not to run roughshod over people ~Kenyan Proverb

159.   No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person's teeth. ~Igbo Proverb

160.    The more feathers a chicken has, the bigger it looks. ~Zambian Proverb

161.    When the leading animal is lame, the herd fails to get to the pasture ~Kenyan Proverb

162.   Do not call to a dog with a whip in your hand. ~Sudanese Proverb

163.    Event an ant can hurt an elephant. ~South African Proverb

164    Even drumsticks are heavy on the way home after the dance. ~African Proverb

165.    True power comes through cooperation and silence. ~Ghanaian Proverb

166.   Whether a chief is good or bad, people unify around someone. ~Malian Proverb

167.   Don't think there are no crocodiles just because the water is calm. ~Malawian Proverb

168.    Not all winds propel the boat. ~African Proverb

169.    The sound of a drum is not determined by its size nor the skills of a drummer but by his strength. ~Cameroonian Proverb

170.    The eye cannot penetrate darkness. ~Maasai Proverb

171.    If you can walk, you can dance; If you can talk, you can sing. ~Sudanese Proverb

172.   Doing one's best drives away regret. ~Malagasy Proverb

173.   Stolen things bring in misfortune. ~Kikuyu Proverb

174.   He who has named his child stop fighting does not make bullets. ~Ghanaian Proverb

175.    If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy. ~Cameroonian Proverb

176.    If you love other people's children, you will love your own even more. ~Swahili Proverb

177.    The strong bull is overcome when it limps ~Ethiopian Proverb

178.    Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd. ~Kuria People of Kenyan & Tanzania

179.    Too much discussion leads to a quarrel. ~Ivorian Proverb

180.    It is an irresponsible adult that creates enmity because of a disagreement that arises between two children. ~Nigerian Proverb

181.    The chaser and the one who is chased get tired. ~Kenyan Proverb

182.    If an arrow has not entered deeply, then its removal is not hard. ~Buli Proverb

183.    Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you. ~African Proverb

184.   If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom. ~Tanzanian Proverb

185.    Copying everyone else all the time, the monkey one day cut his throat. ~Zulu Proverb

186.   One who loves you, warns you. ~Baganda Proverb

187.    One who loves you, warns you. ~Baganda Proverb

188.   Bad luck for one man is good luck for another. ~African Proverb

189.    To neglect one's ancestors would bring ill-fortune and failure in life. ~African Proverb

190.   It is the habit that a child forms at home, that follows them to their marriage. ~Nigerian Proverb

191.    Two bulls can't stay in the same kraal (pen). ~Tswana Proverb

192.    When a strong man sends a message, he sends it with a weak man ~Ethiopian Proverb

193.   The zebra cannot do away with his stripes. ~Maasai Proverb

194.   One day of rain far surpasses a whole year of drought. ~Malawian Proverb

195.   When you take a knife away from a child, give him a piece of wood instead. ~Kenyan Proverb

196.   Happiness is openness to all people. ~African Proverb

197.  Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit. ~Nigerien Proverb

198.    Little by little the bird builds its nest. ~Nigerian Proverb

199.  The law is a spider's web; only the little insects get caught in it. ~Gambian Proverb

200.    A person who has children does not die. ~Nigerian Proverb

201 .   The elephant's tracks cover the camel's tracks. ~Nigerian Proverb

202.   Where there is no shame, there is no honor. ~Ethiopian Proverb

203.   A day of hunger is not starvation

204 .  The teeth are smiling, but is the heart?

205.   You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla


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