African Proverb Quotes
He is a fool whose sheep runs away twice.
African Proverb, (Ashanti Tribe)
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During the War on Terror, American CIA and military entered Pakistani territory hunting for terrorist leaders. The border area in question is really controlled by Tribal lords with their own armed forces, and the Pakistani government loathed to send troops into the area to apprehend terrorists. Occasionally American forces went in from the Afghanistan side and captured some. Their “cover” was that they had made a mistake as to where the border was. The Pakistanis were very sensitive about their sovereignty and complained profusely.
Kennedy was campaigning against Richard Nixon for the presidency. As his motorcade stopped and he stepped out of the car, he was confronted by a teen-age girl carrying a sign for Nixon. His comment to the press was:
A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) is a simple, concrete, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic language. Collectively, they form a genre of folklore.
