"A quarrelsome chief ruins his village fa..." - Malawian Proverb

“A quarrelsome chief ruins his village faster than any enemy.”

- Malawianleadership

Meaning

Internal conflict from leadership is more destructive than external threats.

Malawian village governance requires consensus-building. Chiefs who create division from the top destroy their communities from within.

Origin

Malawian

Language

Chichewa

“The fish rots from the head down.”

Ghanaian

“If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.”

Ghanaian

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