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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
After the monkey has eaten the banana given to him by his owner, he decides to challenge his owner in a wresling contest. Meaning The devil does not regard good things The old age of Methuselah has nothing
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Food for thought
Food for thought
When you want another way of saying pay back is a b..ch! A Ghanaian proverb from quoted.com
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
Although the mangrove tree stays long in the river, it does not make it to belong to the crocodile's kingdom. Meaning Despite the foreigner leaves long in the land, it does not make him an indigene. When
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
Kola-nut last longer in the mouth of those who know the value. Meaning Wealth stays with those who know the value The evil men do lies with them Meaning A man attitude will always tell of them It is good
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Africn Proverbs And Their Meanings
Africn Proverbs And Their Meanings
When the rain falls on leopard. It does not wash off its spots. Meaning The fact that one is the problem does not stop him from doing what he is supposed to do. The Lion's liver is a vain wish for Dogs
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
when you give europe to a fool, we will hang himself Meaning A foolish man always use things against his advantage. advice is a second mother to a child. Meaning You need a good advice to be successful
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African proverbs and their meanings
African proverbs and their meanings
The war that the warrior knows about cannot kill him meaning What you know will profit you. thing that kills a dog we keep the ability to smell. Meaning He that is working towards doom forgets caution
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
A goat that is owned by many people will definitely die on the rope. Meaning Leaving the responsibility of everybody to a single person leads to forsaking the responsibilities. if the crocodile can eat
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
it is easy to give a monkey palm wine but it is difficult to recover the cup meaning It is easy to make a promise but it is difficult to fulfill it it is easy to make trouble but it is difficult to settle
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
A pregnant woman knows she is going to give to a baby and gorilla Meaning A liar knows that he or she is a liar It is not over until it is over Meaning Dont give up or quit when ther is still little chance
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
Monkey left his Banana to struggle for grass with the Cow, contend the bone with a Dog. Meaning Greediness is a disease, greed is the mother of poverty. When your hand fails to work, remember the baboon
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
When the elephant claims to be king of the forest, then other animals will celebrate his buried ceremony Meaning: Pride is a killer which destroyed ones body, soul and spirit, so beware because pride is
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
A man only becomes pregnant when he marries a wife Meaning Expansion brings more responsibility Don't eat the coconut that your body cannot digest Meaning Don't take responsibility that you cannot cater
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
The tiger is never afraid of the hunter but the gun in the hunter hand. Meaning It is what you that makes whom you are The Chameleon is not afraid of any colour because he is the master of all colours.
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
As wise as tortoise, he has not been able to cast off its shell since creation Meaning A man may acquire wealth but it cannot take him to heaven Man complained that tortoise-shell is too strong but the
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
If you don't value penny you can't value pounds Meaning If you are ungrateful with little, you will likewise be ungrateful with much The physical combat between the Deer and the Tiger is not a threat to
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
It is not the mosquito that cause malaria but the plasmodium of the mosquito Meaning Identify the real problem, if you want solution It is a greedy man that offloads his barn at ones Meaning No hurry in
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
The Interior is better than the exterior Meaning It is what you have inside that makes the difference If not for Adam and Eve, Cats and Rats would have been friends Meaning A great problem long established
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
The footprint of the elephant and that of a man is not the same meaning All fingers are not equal When you see a lion laughing with a goat, be careful Meaning Something may appear pleasant but destructive
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African Proverbs and Their Meanings
African Proverbs and Their Meanings
It is only the hen that produces the chicks Meaning Everything had its origin It is the bitter leaf you eat that makes you enjoy the pumpkin leaf Meaning Suffer before pleasure As the day breaks, palm

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