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#29 - Chinese Proverb: The Palest Ink Is Better Than the Best Memory.
Reflections on the power of writing rather than trusting in our memory.
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#28 - New Zealander Proverb: Can I Pull Down the Sun with A Forked Stick, Or Prevent It from Running Its Course?
Reflections on accepting limitations without dropping the ball on our responsibilities.
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Tomi Daniel
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#27 - Malay Proverb: The Turtle Lays Thousands of Eggs Without Anyone Knowing, But When the Hen Lays an Egg, The Whole Country Is Informed.
Reflections on the reality that the loudest is not always the most productive.
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#12 - West African Proverb: If You Think You're Too Small to Make A Difference, Try Spending The Night In A Closed Room With A Mosquito.
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#9 - Greek Proverb: An Army of Sheep Led By A Lion Will ...
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#6 - Welsh Proverb: Without Perseverance, Talent Is a Barren Bed.
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#5 - German Proverb: Don't Make A Mouse of Yourself, Or Else You'll Be Eaten By Cats.
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#13 - French Proverb: To Perform A Good Jump, Step Back So You Can Jump Further Forward.
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#17 - Rwandan Proverb: You Can Outrun What Is Running After You, But Not What is Running Inside You.
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#26 - North African Proverb: If You Cannot Be a Lighthouse, Be A Candle.
Reflections on being the light.
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#25 - Burmese Proverb: Though the Centipede Has One of Its Legs Broken, This Does Not Affect Its Movement.
Reflections on the resilience and adaptability to overcome and not be set back by setbacks.
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Tomi Daniel
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#24 – Bengali Proverb: Even When Many People Attempt to Travel the Same Road, There Are Some Who Walk and Some Who Stumble.
Reflections on traveling towards higher altitudes in life with the right aptitude and attitude.
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#23 – Ethiopian Proverb: The Frog Wanting to Be an Elephant Swelled Up Until He Burst.
Reflections on how not to substitute the need for improvement with the obsession of imitation.
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Tomi Daniel
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#22 – Croatian Proverb: If You Deliberate for Too Long, You Will End Up with Leftovers.
Reflections on the challenge with substituting thinking for action.
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#21 - Kurdish Proverb: A Good Companion Shortens The Longest Road.
Reflections on experiencing life with the right people.
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Tomi Daniel
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#20: Love Proverbs from 16 Countries
Reflections on love and Valentine's Day through the lenses of history and proverbs.
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Tomi Daniel
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