African Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
68 African Proverbs
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“A barber does not shave himself.”
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“A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it
hatches.”
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“A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his
mother puts into his palm.”
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“A comb becomes bad when it hurts you.”
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“A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, but the
cut of the tongue does not.”
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“A fool looks for dung where the cow never browsed.”
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“A fool may chance to put something into a wise man's head.”
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“A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a
failure does not prick its pride.”
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“A stranger has big eyes but sees nothing.”
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“A stream cannot rise about its source.”
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“A weapon which you don't have in your hand won't kill a snake.”
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“Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.”
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“Before shooting, one must aim.”
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“Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain
in a bag with a hole.”
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“Do not call to a dog with a whip in your hand.”
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“Don't set sail on someone else's star.”
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“For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
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“He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.”
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“He who is born a fool is never cured.”
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“He who learns, teaches.”
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“He who talks incessantly, talks nonsense.”
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“If a child washes his hands he could eat with kings.”
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“If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.”
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“If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something.”
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“If you don't work you shan't eat.”
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