Quotes of the day
You know that famous proverb "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime"? Well, a former resident of Mogadishu has something along the same lines for Nicholas Kristof (don't bother clicking if you don't have NYTimes Select).
Ah, Somalia. Kristof is treated to more pearls of wisdom from Dahir Rayale Kahin, the President of Somaliland, which isn't even a real country.
Clearly, this Dahir fellow's wife is quite the prude.
You know that famous proverb "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime"? Well, a former resident of Mogadishu has something along the same lines for Nicholas Kristof (don't bother clicking if you don't have NYTimes Select).
If I use a dollar to buy food, then tomorrow I have nothing. If I use a dollar to buy a bullet, then I can eat every day.
Ah, Somalia. Kristof is treated to more pearls of wisdom from Dahir Rayale Kahin, the President of Somaliland, which isn't even a real country.
There is a proverb in our country: ‘You can wash your body only with your own hand.’
Clearly, this Dahir fellow's wife is quite the prude.
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