1,044 Quotes About Africa
- Author Thomas C. Oden
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early modern Christianity is often portrayed as an essentially European religion. This is regrettable because classic Christianity has its pre-European roots in cultures that are far distant from Europe and that preceded the development of early modern European identity, and some of its some of its greatest minds have been African.
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- Author Tai Solarin
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Black(people) hold onto their God just as the drunken man holds on to the street lamp post—for physical support only.
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- Author Sunday Adelaja
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If we in Nigeria and Africa generally are to experience a true national transformation, we must purposefully begin a campaign for national reorientation.
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- Author Israel Morrow
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In Africa every human has a spark of divine nature, and sin does not separate us from it. We are cousins of God. Every person has multiple souls, including the souls of ancestors that reincarnate through us. The purest soul is called an ori, and a person who cultivates their ori can attain divinity.
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- Author Matshona Dhliwayo
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7 Laws of Money1. Seek money.2. Make money.3. Save money.4. Spend money.5. Enjoy money.6. Share money.7. Respect money.
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- Author Matshona Dhliwayo
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Anger has great strength,but no brains.Greed has many hands,but no heart.Fear has many titles,but no honor.Hatred has many forms,but no soul.Desire has great strength,but no brains.Agony has many hands,but no heart.Shame has many titles,but no honor.Ego has many forms,but no soul.Envy has great strength,but no brains.Malice has many hands,but no heart.Lust has many titles,but no honor.Evil has many forms,but no soul.
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- Author Matshona Dhliwayo
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Don’t waste days,for they become weeks.Don’t waste weeks,for they become months.Don’t waste months,for they become years;and don’t waste years,for they become a lifetime. Utilize days,for they are your wealth.Utilize weeks,for they are your reward.Utilize months,for they are your blessing,and utilize years,for they are your legacy.
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- Author Matshona Dhliwayo
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The mind is the key, the heart is the door, the soul is the corridor,the divine is the destination.The past is the key, the present is the door, the future is the corridor,the hereafter is the destination.The world is the key, the sky is the door, the cosmos is the corridor,the universe is the destination.
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- Author Matshona Dhliwayo
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Intellect knows.Sympathy feels.Compassion understands.Wisdom knows. Joy feels.Love understands.Awareness knows. Consciousness feels. Experience understands.The mind knows. The heart feels.The soul understands.Nature knows.Mankind feels. The universe understands.
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