504 Quotes About Countries

Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam. A country without a language is a country without a soul.

How do you eat your roots?

Afrika isomeshe watu wake, na itumie vizuri mapato yanayotokana na mauzo ya rasilimali zake kwa faida ya jumla ya wananchi wa nchi zake, kusudi baadaye wawe wataalamu wa rasilimali za nchi zao wenyewe, kuepukana na utumwa wa rasilimali. Rasilimali za Afrika zina miiko na masharti yake.

Over the years, I have learned that if each country could understand the other’s history, culture, and viewpoint, and accept that there are some issues that the two countries will “agree to disagree”, there would be tremendous progress. I have come to really like the wise Chinese proverb “yi zhong qiu tong,” which means seeking common ground while accepting differences. This is precisely the mindset that both countries need.

The English language is somewhat ‘GLOBAL’ or widespread because it has reached many nations but it is not truly an ‘INTERNATIONAL’ language! Actually, it will be international when all the countries accept it or if the words from all the existing languages are added to it or if an entirely new language is created with the presence of words, grammar etc. from all the current languages in the world!

It is very funny and arrogant that countries that have not yet made a serious contribution to civilization make fun of countries that have contributed greatly to civilization but are now in decline!

I don’t have to look far and wide to discover that material wealth alone is not enough to build a great nation. There are many countries in the world, especially in developing countries of Africa, Asia and South America that are enormously wealthy in natural resources and yet have a poor population.

The most important principle of the new association is to make the underdeveloped countries feel in truth that they belong. It is not a matter of giving, nor a matter of taking, nor even a matter of giving and taking; It is a matter of belonging.

I think no matter where you go, you'll be happy as long as you know why you're there.