NIGERIAN MANKIND
MANKIND
A man who is trampled to death by an elephant is a man who is blind and
deaf.
A hunter who has only one arrow does not shoot with careless aim.
It is the brutally outspoken man that earns enmity.
He who pursues an innocent chicken always stumbles.
It is not enough to run, one must arrive and know when one has arrived.
A man who lives on the bank of a river does not use spittle to wash his
hands.
He who is afraid of doing too much always does too little.
One must row in whichever boat one finds one's self.
A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity.
A man who lives alone is either always overworked, or always overfed.
A single man cannot build a house.
A man who walks alone carries a load of palm-fronds.
Without knowing a person we must not hate him.
He who digs a pit for others must invariably fall into it.
By being grateful, a man makes himself deserving of yet another
kindness.
The man who remembers others, remembers also his creator.
He who is courteous is not a fool.
A man who has one finger pointing at another has three pointing towards
himself.
The man who is honored, has first honored himself.
He who is called a man must behave like a man.
He who does not look ahead always remains behind.
A glorious past is the work of a glorious man.
How can man be remembered when the giant trees in the forest are soon
forgotten.
