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Amadou Hampâté Bâ
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“In Africa, when an old man dies, it is a library burning.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I consider the death of each of these traditionalists as the burning of an untapped cultural fund.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is my truth and your truth, but the truth lies in the middle. To approach it, each person must detach themselves a little from their own truth to take a step towards the other.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing is one thing and knowledge is another.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing is the photographing of knowledge, but it is not knowledge itself.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Knowledge is a light which is within man. It is the heritage of all the ancestors knew and have transmitted to us as seed, just as the mature baobab is contained in its seed.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Listen! Everything speaks, everything is word, everything seeks to communicate a knowledge to us.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you think like me, you are my brother. If you think differently from me, you are twice my brother, for you show me a new perspective.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We must never forget that human beings can reach a common goal without taking the same paths.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As long as a person keeps intolerance in their heart, they are their own prison, regardless of their label.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He who asks for too much may be annoying, but he will not die ignorant.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is always in the name of freedom that we dominate our fellow human beings.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is men who dominate or enslave the masses, using ideas whatever they may be, political or religious.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Regret nothing; you will always have to continue learning and improving yourself, and it is not at school that you will be able to do so.”
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1899–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source