African proverbs on Peace and Leadership!

Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ~Kenyan proverb

• Sometimes waging war gives a perspective on what could be lost or gained!

War has no eyes ~ Swahili saying

• When angered one doesn't see clearly!

When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful. ~Ashanti proverb

• Counsellors should know that if they fail their heads are on the chopping block!

Peace does not make a good ruler. ~Botswana proverb

• Rulers measure risks, obstacles make leaders think!

There can be no peace without understanding. ~Senegalese proverb

• Barriers create temptations.

Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully. ~ African proverb

• Spooning and forking sleep on one shelf too! Common vision creates avenues for connecting!

If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve war. ~ Somalian proverb

• Prejudice is the mother of ignorance!

When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield. ~Ugandan proverb

• No chief should be without wisdom and honour!

He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. ~ Malawian proverb

• Lead yourself first the rest will join in!

An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. ~ Ghanaian proverb

• Imagination is power, It's the source of motivation and knowledge!

He who is destined for power does not have to fight for it. ~ Ugandan proverb

• Man proposes God disposes! Work ain't a drag for who has found his calling!

Do not forget what is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself. ~ Tanzanian proverb

• No sleep, no slumber! What gets you there should keep you there! To be the best keep doing your best!
• Just because no one knows about one's life does not mean they know nothing about life!

Without a leader, black ants are confused. ~Ugandan proverb

• Bring up a people in a way and they shall never depart from it!

He who refuses to obey cannot command. ~ Kenyan proverb

• Who likes to be oppressed can not lead!
• Some are born leaders, some are made tyrants, and some don't want to be either! Following isn't transformational!

He who fears the sun will not become chief. ~Ugandan proverb

• To have is to want!

A large chair does not make a king. ~ Sudanese proverb

• Image is deceptive, imagination is creative!

Because he lost his reputation, he lost a kingdom. ~ Ethiopian proverb

• No one looses their reputation, it's a hard earned journey! Gone but not forgotten!

Where a woman rules, streams run uphill. ~ Ethiopian proverb

• Change is mandatory!

A leader who does not take advice is not a leader. ~ Kenyan proverb

• Yeah right! Ever heard of something called a double positive that can create a negative effect? Leaders give advise and lead by example! They see a picture and move towards it, if what one is saying does not align then why listen? Some advices are empty words "inflated egos"!

If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard. ~ Sierra Leone proverb

• If human beings were animals we will have more order and peace! Our ability to talk hasn't made us better! Cockroaches are known to have survived and outlived the dinosaurs! A chicken is easily spooked and a fox is always hunted! As much as I understand what this quote means what is evident is the nasty attitude towards how we depict people who we are intimidated by! What fox would like to die for a cockroach? What cockroach wants to rule over a chicken? The fox will be after the chicken! A cockroach just multiplies and takes over in multitudes! Are we trying to say with this quote that the masses have no muscle? The meek inherit the earth! There is much pleasure in the simple life! And to be the chicken? It's is a heavy burden laying eggs for others and being the pray of lustful eyes with sharp teeth! SWOT Analysis.