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Some African Proverbs by Omeife2: 8:44am On Nov 13, 2014 |
1. Do not insult a crocodile while your buttocks are still in the waters {Zambia} 2. The anger of a penis does not destroy the vagina {Zimbabwe} 3. A child can play with its mother's breasts, but not with its father's testicles {Guinea} 4. It requires a lot of carefulness to kill the fly that perches on the scrotum {Ghana} 5. He who goes to sleep with an itching anus wakes up with smelling fingers {Nigeria} 6. If the throat can grant passage to a knife, the anus should wonder how to expel it {Sychelles} 7. There's no virgin in a maternity ward {Cameroon} 8. When a man is stung by a bee, he does not destroy all beehives (Kenya) 9. The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who grows corn by the roadside have the same problem (Ethiopia) 10. A short man is not a boy (Nigeria) 11. No matter how hot your anger is, it cannot cook yams (Nigeria) 12. The frown on the face of the goat will not stop it from being taken to the market (Nigeria) 13. An old lady feels uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb (Ghana) 14. The same sun that melts the wax, hardens the clay (Niger) 15. If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there (Uganda) 16. A quarrelsome woman is like a house that leaks (South Sudan) Which one is your favourite? |
Re: Some African Proverbs by Ambrogio(m): 8:48am On Nov 13, 2014 |
I'll reply later |
Re: Some African Proverbs by 2cato: 9:26am On Nov 13, 2014 |
With all this wise saying how many of our leaders past and present are realy wise. |
Re: Some African Proverbs by Omeife2: 9:32am On Nov 13, 2014 |
2cato:Before we car quick to focus on our leaders, how many of us exhibit Wisdom. Remember the leaders come from us. |
Re: Some African Proverbs by zizazizu: 10:30am On Nov 13, 2014 |
That quarrelsome woman proverb is accredited to the book of Proverbs, largely written by King Solomon |
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