“If you, the men of Asante, will not go forward, then we will. We, the women, will fight until the last of us falls on the battlefield.”
Yaa Asantewaa's declaration rallying the Asante to resist British colonial rule when the male chiefs hesitated, becoming a lasting symbol of courage and women's leadership.
— Yaa Asantewaa, Ghana
Source: Yaa Asantewaa, war council speech, Kumasi, 1900 (recorded in Asante oral history and Ghanaian historical accounts of the War of the Golden Stool)
More Proverbs from Ghana
One head does not go into council.
Wisdom grows through consultation — big decisions need many minds, not one alone.
When you climb a good tree, you are given a push.
People rally to support those pursuing a worthy or honest goal.
Take one broom straw away and it breaks; bound together, they do not break.
Individuals are fragile alone, but united they gain strength.
All fingers are not the same.
People differ in ability and character, and each has their own worth.
Nobody teaches a child who God is.
Awareness of a higher power is considered innate, not something that must be taught.
A crab does not give birth to a bird.
Children naturally resemble their parents in character as well as appearance.