Category: Proverbs

A home cannot be built for the rainy season that has passed – Ethiopia

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Children are the reward of life – Congo

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A canoe does not know who the leader is; when it turns over, everyone gets wet – Mali

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Beauty is an empty calabash – Cameroon

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Peace is the fruit of activity, not of sleep – Egypt

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To travel is to see – Botswana

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Around a flowering tree, one finds many insects – Guinea Bissau

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A wound inflicted by a friend does not heal – Djibouti

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To make preparations does not spoil the trip – Guinea

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Crawling on hands and knees has never prevented anyone from walking upright – Kenya

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Rulers are like hills; when darkness falls, they all speak alike – Mauritius

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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? – DR Congo

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To manage yourself, use your head; to manage others, use your heart – Mauritania

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All proverbs have a good reason for existing – Rwanda

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God is good, but never dance with a lion – Zimbabwe

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Old men sit in the shade because they planted a tree many years before – Uganda

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Forgiveness, tolerance and wisdom are the language of strong men – Burkina Faso

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“Boto kensengo buka lo no” : An empty bag can not stand – Gambia

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Chance all; see what destiny yields – Angola

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He who talks incessantly talks nonsense – Guinea-Bissau

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