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Angola Axioms, Old Sayings and Ancient Wisdom
Inspiring Quotes and Proverbial Wisdom from Africa about Destiny, Truth and Beauty, Life and Death

It is the voyage not the ship that matters. -- Angolan Proverb


Any visitor to the country who drinks from the River Bengo will never want to leave. -- Angolan Proverb

The one who throws the stone forgets; the one who is hit remembers forever.. -- Angolan Proverb

To be sure that your friend is a friend, you must go with him on a journey, travel with him day and night, go with him near and far. -- Angolan Proverb

One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food. -- Angolan Proverb

The mysterious road beckons the young man. -- Angolan Proverb