Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given

Quote by African Proverb

Topics: Mankind Quotes

By the deeds know a man

By the deeds know a man

He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony

He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony

Wisdom does not come overnight

Wisdom does not come overnight

Seeing is different than being told.

Seeing is different than being told.

The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief

The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief

Where I make a living, there is my home

Where I make a living, there is my home

Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends

Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends

Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it

Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

No one tests the depth of a river with both feet

No one tests the depth of a river with both feet

It's a bad child who does not take advice.

It's a bad child who does not take advice.

When the music changes, so does the dance

When the music changes, so does the dance

When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

When deeds speak, words are nothing.

When deeds speak, words are nothing.

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt

If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt

He who loves money must labor. Mauritania.

He who loves money must labor. Mauritania.

It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to...

It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to...

To commiserate is sometimes more than to give, for money is external to a man's...

To commiserate is sometimes more than to give, for money is external to a man's...