Havemos de voltar.
“We shall return.”
The recurring refrain of Neto's prison-era poem, expressing unshakeable hope that exiled and oppressed Angolans would one day reclaim their homes and their freedom.
— Agostinho Neto, Angola
Source: Agostinho Neto, "Havemos de Voltar" ("We Shall Return"), in Sagrada Esperança (Sacred Hope), Angolan Writers' Union edition, 1986
More Proverbs from Angola
The body is easily satisfied, but not the heart.
Material needs are simple to fulfill, but emotional and spiritual longing is never fully satisfied.
Early corn is best, so the firstborn is the one to delight in.
Being first carries special worth and brings particular joy, as with the earliest ripening corn.
It is the destiny of the donkey to carry the heavy burden.
Some must bear the hardest tasks; duty and role in life are not always chosen.
The mouse does not talk back to the lion.
The weak do not openly challenge the powerful; know your position.
The real journey of discovery begins in old age.
True understanding of life often arrives only with the wisdom of later years.
Do not despise the nut; one day it will be a palm tree.
Do not underestimate something small — it holds the potential to grow into something great.