From “Legacy: Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible” by Chris Morehouse; forward by Therese Taylor-Stinson
Kindness is never lost.
-Bakongo (Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo)
When someone is crying, your crying helps her.
-Twi (Ghana)
Compassion is a well.
-Swahili (Kenya and Tanzania)
Good deeds never spoil.
-Swahili (Kenya and Tanzania)
Compare to the following:
Therefore…clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
-Colossians 3:12