68 African Proverbs
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“If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will
not be made straight when you are dry.”
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“If you run after two hares you will catch neither.”
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“If you're going home, you don't get wet.”
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“If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.”
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“If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips.”
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“It is not what you are called, but what you answer to.”
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“It is not with saying, "Honey," "Honey," that sweetness will come
into the mouth.”
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“It is not work that kills, but worry.”
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“It's a bad child who does not take advice.”
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“One must talk little and listen much.”
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“Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.”
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“Quarrels end, but words once spoken never die.”
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“Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and
dreams are there to meet you.”
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“Seeing is better than hearing.”
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“Seeing is different than being told.”
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“Send a boy where he wants to go and you see his best pace.”
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“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.”
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“The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get
slippery.”
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“The egg shows the hen where to hatch.”
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“The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief.”
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“The fool speaks, the wise man listens.”
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“The fool sucks wisdom, as he porter sups,
And cobblers grow fine speakers in their cups.”
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“The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks.”
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“To try and to fail is not laziness.”
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“Two birds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and
carried it off.”
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