A Heritage of wisdom: rich proverbs, and rich allegories.
Le vent n’arrache jamais la queue de la poule (proverbe Bamiléké – Cameroun). – quelqu’un peut vous intimider, mais ne peut rien contre vous.
The wind never pulls out the hen’s tail (Bamileke proverb – Cameroon). – someone can intimidate you, but cannot do anything against you.
Fi woroko se Ada (Owe Yoruba – Nigeria)
Faites un pas audacieux pour apporter un changement (proverbe Yoruba – Nigeria)
Take a bold step to make a change (Yoruba proverb – Nigeria)
Vous ne pouvez pas empêcher le cochon de se vautrer dans la boue (proverbe Yoruba – Nigeria).
You can’t stop a pig from wallowing in the mud (Yoruba proverb – Nigeria).
Il n’y a pas de cachette sur la surface de l’eau (Proverbe Lari – Republique du Congo).
There is no hiding place on the surface of water (Lari proverb – Congo Republic).
Le léopard est tâcheté, sa queue doit aussi l’être (Proverbe Bamoun – Cameroun).
The leopard’s is spotted, its tail must also be spotted (Bamun proverb – Cameroon).
Celui qui se donne la peine de se courber, ne se relève pas sans rien (Proverbe Mossi – Burkina Faso).
He who takes the trouble to bend down, does not get up empty handed (Mossi proverb – Burkina Faso).
La vache bouscule son veau, mais ne le hait pas (Proverbe Peul – Afrique de l’Ouest et Afrique Centrale). – Les parents punissent les enfants, mais ne les haïssent pas.
The cow jostles her calf, but does not hate it (Fula proverb – West Africa and Central Africa). – Parents punish children, but do not hate them.
With the recent events in Morocco and Libya, we would like to wish courage and strength to all. Our hearts go out to our Moroccan and Libyan brothers and sisters. We, as Africans, are ONE, and we can all feel their pains. This message of courage and strength is not only for Moroccans or Libyans, it is for all Africans. A friend from the Caribbeans told me something which has stayed with me: “We may bend” under the weight of whatever life throws at us, “but we do not break!” The baobab tree, present in so many countries of Africa, is a symbol of courage, resilience, and strength. May your feet be planted like the baobab tree and not bend under events.
Un piège qui prend le rat, n’attrape pas l’éléphant (Proverbe Pygmées, Fang – Cameroun, Gabon, Centrafrique, Congo). – Une petite palabre ne cause pas de tort au grand chef.
A trap that captures a rat, cannot catch an elephant (Pygmy, Fang proverb – Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Congo). – A little quarrel does not harm the great chief.
La vache qui est à la tête du troupeau est celle qui est le plus fouettée (proverbe Zulu – Afrique du Sud, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini).
The lead cow (the one in front) gets whipped the most (Zulu proverb – South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini).
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