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Some Of The African Proverbs by AbdulAdam56(m): 10:20pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
Mods please I don't know where to post this,please do the needful thank you. Do not respond to a mosquito with a hammer because you will miss and hurt yourself. -Kenyan On the day of poverty it is then you perceive who is a friend. - Ashanti A tractor driver doesn't fear dust. -Kenya A tree not taller than you cannot shade you. - Nigeria When cutting, look at the age of the machete. -Nigeria An old man sitting on the ground sees something a child can't see even if he climbs a tree. -uknown The horse can take you to the battlefield but cannot do the fighting for you. -uknown If you didn’t send someone to the market, you won’t expect his return. When a fowl is eating your friend’s grain, drive it away, for someday it will eat yours. -Ashanti One finger cannot wash the face. -uknown Eggs and metal should not be put in the same sack. -Ewe The tears running down your face do not blind you. -Togolese Until the snake is dead, do not drop the stick. - Ivorian He who eats alone dies alone -. Ashanti Making friends is like wearing sandals. If they do not fit then you remove them. -Ashanti A person who rides a bicycle or horse does not know that the ground is hot - Ghanaian Proverb. One person may kill an elephant, but the whole community may share it. - Ashanti In desperate times, lions eat grass. -uknown What a man see's while sitting down, a child can never see even if he/she climbs the highest mountain. -(Igbo,Nigeria) In the city of the blind, the man with one eye will be king. -Nigerian An army of well organized ants can bring down an elephant. -uknown Being taller than your father does not mean you are older than him. -uknown A tree is known by its fruit. -Zulu (South Africa, Swaziland) Silence is also a form of speech. -(Fulani) Even when the crocodile is in need, it finds its meals in the river, not in the forest. -(akan) When your sandals get out of order, your style of walking changes. -(akan) A tree that does not know how to dance, will be taught by the wind -Akan Tribe Proverb A rat says, What belongs to me, is in my stomach and not in my mouth. -Akan Tribe Proverb All animals run, but if a cow runs people say its crazy. -Akan Tribe Proverb We should look for water that we can use to quench our thirst before we should look for palmwine that we can use for enjoyment. -Yoruba Happy new year nairalanders!!! 2 Likes 1 Share |
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