Country Sayings And Quotes & Sayings

A village in a country which is taking pains to become altogether standardized and pure, which aspires to succeed Victorian England as the chief mediocrity of the world, is no longer merely provincial, no longer downy and restful in its leaf-shadowed ignorance. It is a force seeking to conquer the earth ... Sure of itself, it bullies other civilizations, as a traveling salesman in a brown derby conquers the wisdom of China and tacks advertisements of cigarettes over arches for centuries dedicated to the sayings of Confucius. — Sinclair Lewis

With courage, you can overcome the cultural shock in a visit to a new country. — Lailah Gifty Akita

One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu - the essence of being human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness. You can't be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality - Ubuntu - you are known for your generosity. We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole World. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity. — Desmond Tutu

As I ate she began the first of what we later called "my lessons in living." She said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors. She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit. That in those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations. — Maya Angelou

Listen carefully to what country people called mother wit. That in those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations. When — Maya Angelou

With courage of adventure, you can overcome the culture shock in a visit to a new country. — Lailah Gifty Akita

There are two sayings that are familiar in every news room across the country: 1) sex sells; 2) if it bleeds it leads. — Armstrong Williams

Sometimes all a country needs is an entire collapse for a new beginning! — Mehmet Murat Ildan