Category: Proverbs

If a leader limps, all the others start limping too – Central African Republic

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The palm tree that encourages birds to nest in it should not cry over shattered leaves – Chad

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Rather than get up and do a bad dance, stay put – Djibouti

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It is easy to pull a thorn out of someone else’s skin – Burundi

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One must come out of one’s house to begin learning – Malawi

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He who looks for honey must have the courage to face the bees – Seychelles

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Believe what you see and lay aside what you hear – Morocco

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When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion – Gabon

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If you think you’re too small to make a difference, spend a night with a mosquito – Africa

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“If the one who stabbed forgets, the one who got stabbed never forgets” – Africa

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Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet – South Africa

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However far the stream flows, it never forgets its source – Niger

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A man who hangs around a beautiful girl without saying a word, ends up fetching water for guests at her wedding – Africa

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What has blown away, cannot be found again – Ethiopia

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A little rain each day will fill the rivers and overflow – Liberia

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The witness of a rat is another rat – Gabon

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Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand – Guinea

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An egg does not fight a rock – Madagascar

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The opportunity that God sends does not wake up who is asleep – Seychelles

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Who would tell the lion that his breath stinks? – Libya

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