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1900–1991 Mali
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (Fula: 𞤀𞤸𞤥𞤢𞤣𞤵 𞤖𞤢𞤥𞤨𞤢𞥄𞤼𞤫 𞤄𞤢𞥄, romanized: Ahmadu Hampaate Baa, 1900/1901 – 15 May 1991) was a Malian writer, historian, and ethnologist. He was an influential figure in twentieth-century African literature and cultural heritage.
Also known as: Amadou Hampate Ba
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We must never forget that human beings can reach a common goal without taking the same paths.
I consider the death of each of these traditionalists as the burning of an untapped cultural fund.
It is men who dominate or enslave the masses, using ideas whatever they may be, political or religious.
As long as a person keeps intolerance in their heart, they are their own prison, regardless of their label.
It is always in the name of freedom that we dominate our fellow human beings.
Writing is the photographing of knowledge, but it is not knowledge itself.
In Africa, when an old man dies, it is a library burning.
Writing is one thing and knowledge is another.
He who asks for too much may be annoying, but he will not die ignorant.
Listen! Everything speaks, everything is word, everything seeks to communicate a knowledge to us.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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