Rwandan proverbs

Proverbs from Rwanda.

Quotes

• The elephants fight, but it is the grass that suffers.
  • As quoted in An Ordinary Man (2006), by Paul Rusesabagina, Chapter 8

• Every man has a secret corner of his mind that nobody will ever know.
  • As quoted in An Ordinary Man (2006), by Paul Rusesabagina, Chapter 9

• If you want to own cows you must sleep in the fields with them.
  • As quoted in An Ordinary Man (2006), by Paul Rusesabagina, Chapter 10

• Whoever does not talk to his father never knows what his grandfather said.
  • As quoted in An Ordinary Man (2006), by Paul Rusesabagina, Chapter 10

• A message is given to many, but those who are meant to understand, understand.
  • As quoted in "Killer Songs" (17 March 2002), by Donald G. McNeil, Jr., The New York Times

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Rwanda on Wikipedia