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Mavel Photography ~ A novel artisan.

"I have this understanding that everything is beautiful in a way, but I think it depends on the angle you are looking at it from." ~ Noble One Ekuyik Etim (Noble One) is a Photographer, Graphic Designer & the owner of Mavel Photography.

Sixty (60) Top African Proverbs

Those who accomplish great things pay attention to little ones.   ~Malian  Around a flowering tree there are many insects.   ~Guinean He who learns, teaches.   ~ Ethiopian   One who loves you, warns you.   ~Baganda Leadership does not depend on age.   ~Namibian  An elephant which kills a rat is not a hero.    ~Cameroonian He is like a drum which makes a lot of noise but is hollow inside.   ~Sudanese I pointed out to you the stars and all you saw was the tip of my finger.     ~Sukuma  Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.     ~Nilotic Better a curtain hanging motionless than a flag blowing in the wind.   ~Swahili One who bathes willingly with cold water doesn't feel the cold.   ~Fipa  You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beaut...

Fifteen (15) Inspirational Quotes from George Ben

1. "Little mistakes can lead to BIG consequences". It's important you weigh your decisions  on a scale before taking them.   2.The antidote for "Had I known" is to know what you ought to know NOW... 3.The little that you have, someone is wishing to have it. To you, it's small, but to someone else, it's abundance...somebody is praying to be where you are.."Always be grateful for the little you have now as you hope to be better tomorrow"..Your present status is someone's prayer point..  4."Sometimes what we WANT is not actually what we NEED".                         5."Goals written on paper have the likelihood of being achieved easily than the ones kept on your mind".                  6."INFORMATION brings TRANSFORMATION".     ...

Wole Soyinka -- Celebrating the Literary Giant @82

Happy Birthday to Nobel Laureate, Prof.Wole Soyinka from Naija Kreatives Team. In  celebrating the foremost Nigerian Wordsmith@82, we bring you his 13 famous  beautifully woven words of wisdom In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for the individual. “Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress truth.” “The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.” Art is solace; art is vision, and when I pick up a literary work, I am a consumer of literature for its own sake. I cannot belong to a nation which permits such barbarities as stoning to death and amputation – I don’t care what religion it is. The problem with literature, with writing, is that it works sometimes in terms of correction of social ills. Other times, it just does not suffice. No writer has a right to make that much money. Indeed, without diabolical assistance, no writer can. I th...