When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
Many hands make light work.
If you don't stand for something, you stand for nothing.
If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
It is not work that kills, but "worry."
You must act as if it's impossible to fail.
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
No one tests the depth of a river with both feet.
I often quote an African proverb that says: "The world is not ours, the earth is not ours, It's a treasure we hold in trust for future generations." And I often hope we will be worthy of that trust.
You know there's an old african proverb that i made up: "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
There's an old African proverb that says "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." We have to go far - quickly. And that means we have to quickly find a way to change the world's consciousness about exactly what we're facing, and why we have to work to solve it.
There's an African proverb: 'When death finds you, may it find you alive.' Alive means living your own damned life, not the life that your parents wanted, or the life some cultural group or political party wanted, but the life that your own soul wants to live.
Faced with what seems like an impossible task, a group of folks will do well to remember the African proverb: When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion.
Believe that you can make a difference; in fact, you do with every single choice you make. Your money is your power and each time you spend it, it's a vote for something, so make it count. I personally live and work by this African Proverb - If you think you're too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito.
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