Two African Proverbs

by Paulo Coelho on August 1, 2008

By Paulo Coelho

“When someone is biting your hand, you should not strike his head.”
(Anonymous)

“He who saw the lion does not run in the same way as he who heard the lion.”
(Tank-Aka)

Welcome to Share with Friends – Free Texts for a Free Internet

Previous post:

Next post:

{ 10 comments… read them below or add one }

Agnieszka May 25, 2009 at 7:37 am

I'm not sure I understand the first but the second..
when you don't see from where the roar is coming, you can only presume the way to run..?
love
Agnieszka

Reply

Nia Wind August 5, 2008 at 4:00 am

and who life with the lion…
learned to handle him…

Reply

Agnieszka August 4, 2008 at 7:05 pm

yes, you’re right dear Miriam, thank you

love
Agnieszka

Reply

barcelona 20 euros en un cafe August 4, 2008 at 1:45 pm

Dear Agnieszka,

I think that someone biting your hand it’s a image to say someone attack you. And yes,it’sthe first impulse, but we must not strike, we must open the mouth of which are you bitten … I think that is to say that we have to think before acting opposite an attack … Or not? the truth is that it’s a good question …

Kisses from Barcelona,

Miriam

Reply

Agnieszka August 2, 2008 at 12:18 am

I think I understand, although why does someone is biting your hand in the first place? and also isn’t it the first reaction, the impulse, when someone is attacking you?
love
Agnieszka

Reply

barcelona_20_euros_en_un_cafe August 1, 2008 at 4:33 pm

I think that the fist proverb say if somebody hurts you, it’s not good idea help him to hurt you.
If somebody bit you and you hit his head the tooth press your hand a lot…
I’m not sure if I explain it well… :-)

Kisses from Barcelona,

Miriam

Reply

Catherine August 1, 2008 at 4:33 pm

If someone is biting on your hand; the pain won’t be stopped by fending them off (strike the head?)
… in fact they will bite down even harder..

that is my interpretation .. bit gruesome really :(

Reply

Fabrizia August 1, 2008 at 2:56 pm

Dear Agnieszka,

I’m not sure I understand the first …….

Me too,
bye

Reply

Agnieszka August 1, 2008 at 1:18 pm

I’m not sure I understand the first but the second..
when you don’t see from where the roar is coming, you can only presume the way to run..?
love
Agnieszka

Reply

barcelona 20 euros en un cafe August 1, 2008 at 12:06 pm

Son dos proverbios interesantes :-) y realistas…

These two proverbs are really interesting :-) and are really true.

Reply

Leave a Comment

Previous post:

Next post: