Rwandan proverbs

Proverbs from Rwanda.

Quotes

 * The elephants fight, but it is the grass that suffers.
 * As quoted in An Ordinary Man (2006), by Paul Rusesabagina, Chapter 8


 * Every man has a secret corner of his mind that nobody will ever know.
 * As quoted in An Ordinary Man (2006), by Paul Rusesabagina, Chapter 9


 * If you want to own cows you must sleep in the fields with them.
 * As quoted in An Ordinary Man (2006), by Paul Rusesabagina, Chapter 10


 * Whoever does not talk to his father never knows what his grandfather said.
 * As quoted in An Ordinary Man (2006), by Paul Rusesabagina, Chapter 10


 * A message is given to many, but those who are meant to understand, understand.
 * As quoted in "Killer Songs" (17 March 2002), by Donald G. McNeil, Jr., The New York Times