Skip to content

African proverb Quote by Michael Meade

“There's an African proverb: 'When death finds you, may it find you alive.' Alive means living your own damned life, not the life that your parents wanted, or the life some cultural group or political party wanted, but the life that your own soul wants to live.” quote by Michael Meade
Download Open image
“There's an African proverb: 'When death finds you, may it find you alive.' Alive means living your own damned life, not the life that your parents wanted, or the life some cultural group or political party wanted, but the life that your own soul wants to live.”

Michael Meade

5.0 out of 5 (5 ratings)

More by Michael Meade

Explore all 45 Michael Meade quotes

More African proverb quotes

Browse all 23 African proverb quotes