James Walsh > Quotes

“However long or dark the night is, the dawn will always break. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“A friend is someone you share the path with. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“There can be no peace without understanding. ~ Senegalese Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“To arouse laughter, his appreciation of the "point" of the joke must be almost instantaneous, however long he may be in preparing for that appreciation.”
― James Walsh, Classic Insights into Life and Human Behavior

“When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him. ~ Ashanti Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Your brain though it is the ruler of your body, has not the power of itself to initiate thought; nor can it, of itself, direct your muscles to perform any definite action. It must receive, first, a suggestion or impulse from without.”
― James Walsh, Classic Insights into Life and Human Behavior

“He, who learns, teaches. ~ Ethiopian Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“As laughter is one way of appraising the serious, so the comic must be taken seriously if it is to be rated at its true value. No one understands a joke by laughing at it; he laughs at it because he understands it.”
― James Walsh, Classic Insights into Life and Human Behavior

“A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow. ~ Lesotho Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“The wealth which enslaves the owner isn’t wealth. ~ Nigerian Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Make some money but don’t let money make you. ~ Tanzanian Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“The one important and essential difference that distinguishes humans from the lower animals is that humans possess a mind. We reason. Our life is ruled not by every passing impulse that flashes across the transmission lines of our nerves. Rather, our mind is in charge. Our brain is the guiding power of the nervous system, and consequently of our body and its functions.”
― James Walsh, Classic Insights into Life and Human Behavior

“Home affairs are not talked about on the public square. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. ~ Malawian Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Knowledge is better than riches. ~ Cameroonian Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Lack of knowledge is darker than night. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. ~ Kenyan Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Every time we perform a conscious action, there is just such an interchange of messages between our nerve centers, our brain and our muscles.”
― James Walsh, Classic Insights into Life and Human Behavior

“If you want to go quickly-go alone, but if you want to go far-go together. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Patience is the key which solves all problems. ~ Sudanese Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand. ~ Guinean Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face. ~ Moroccan Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth. ~ African Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION

“Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases. ~ Swahili Proverb”
― James Walsh, AFRICAN PROVERBS: CLASSIC COLLECTION