Proverbs Quotes
2119 Proverbs quotes:
"Even a friend can not rescue one from old age. - Kalenjin (Kenya)"
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"God is our neighbour when our brother is absent. - (Knappert, p. 33, Swahili)"
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"God's rain falls even on the . - Fipa, Tanzania"
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"Goodness gets a seat. - Igala, Nigeria. (Pachocinski, p. 224; explanation: good people will be shown favors and will live longer)."
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"He flees from the roaring lion to the crouching lion. Sechuana"
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"He has not married a woman; for she is [the equal of] a man. Sechuana"
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"He who loves money must labor. (Mauritania)"
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"He who marries a real beauty is seeking trouble. - Accra proverb, Ghana"
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"He who refuses to obey cannot command. - Kikuyu, Kenya"
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"Hold a true friend with both hands. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria"
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"If one is roasting two potatoes, one of them is bound to get charred. - Kikuyu, Kenya."
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"If there is cause to someone, the cause to love has just begun. - Wolof proverb, Senegal"
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"If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn. Pigmy proverb"
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"Instruction in youth is like engraving in stones. Berber, North Africa"
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"It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal"
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"It is foolhardy to climb two trees at once just because one has two feet. - Ethiopia"
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"Knowledge is better than riches. Cameroon"
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"Money is sharper than the sword. Ashanti tribe"
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"One cannot both feast and become rich. (Ashanti tribe)"
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"One cannot count on riches. Somalia"
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