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The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.Read what it means →

African Proverbs, Quotes and Short Stories

A living archive of 731 African sayings — collected by country and tribe, with their meanings where they have been written. Proverbs from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, quotes from writers and leaders including Chinua Achebe, Nelson Mandela and Wangari Maathai, and 27 short stories.

• 435 proverbs
• 269 quotes
• 27 short stories
• 46 countries
• 38 with meanings