“Quotes for Kids” Electronic book published by ipicturebooks.com 24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10010 For more ebooks, visit us at: http://www.ipicturebooks.com All rights reserved. Copyright ©1999 by Just Us Book, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. e-ISBN 1-59019-174-9 Library of Congress Number Cataloging-in-Publication data is available ISBN: 0-940975-89-0 ” Q UOTES K for ids ” WORDS FOR KIDS TO LIVE BY Compiled by Katura J. Hudson Illustrations by Howard Simpson Contents Learning from the Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4 Listening to the Elders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 Believing in Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24 Being a Good Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 34 Planning for the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 44 Building a Better World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 54 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 64 Learning from the Animals By going and coming, a bird weaves its nest. -- Ashanti proverb Let the elephant fell the trees, Let the bushpig dig the holes, Let the mason wasp fill in the walls, Let the giraffe put up the roof, Then we’ll have a house. -- Zaire 5 When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. -- Ethiopian proverb Don’t lay it on the cow when the milk goes sour. -- Traditional 6 When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby. -- Nigerian proverb Do not be like the mosquito that bites the owner of the house. -- Liberian proverb 7 The monkey does not see his own hind parts; he sees his neighbors’. -- Zimbabwean proverb Rooster makes more racket than the hen that lays the egg. -- Guinea proverb 8