“An angry man is always a stupid man.”

There is that great proverb – that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens – whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.

The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don’t always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!

When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate.

I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done.

Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache

If you have leaders who are prepared to incite group against group it is very easy to manufacture reasons and excuses.

My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.

A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.

Only the story can continue beyond the war and the warrior. The story outlives the sound of the war drum… The story is our escort. Without it we are blind… It is the thing that sets us apart from cattle.

You do not know me,’ said Tortoise. ‘I am a changed man. I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself.

Procrastination is a lazy man’s apology.

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.

Do not be in a hurry to rush into the pleasures of the world like the young antelope who danced herself lame when the main dance was yet to come.