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A Collection Of African Proverbs by tuoyoojo(m): 12:57am On May 18, 2013 |
The monkey that waits to see d hunter receives the bullet in its eyes The head that is used to break d coconut would not partake of it A caged antelop is not asked that is wrong with it The fact dat a person owes a cap doesn't mean that he knows how to wear it The creditor wishes for his debtors to live long,the debtors however wishes for the opposite for his creditor The goat complained that his master's sickness bothers it...if his master survived there would be a feast ...if his master dies,there would be burial...either ways,its life is at stake The fire that would kill a snake doesn't necessarily has to be as long as d snake When roasting yam for a blind man,u must keep to talking so that he would not think u r eating his yam He who has swallowed a pestle should be ready to sleep in a standing position It is he who has many palm kernel that choose which to eat 1st What would a bird that defeactes while flying do when its pearches The heaviest burden to carry,is to carry none at all When there is an open space two men do not boast about who is stronger A farmer can only boast he is a better farmer than others only after the harvest He who has being beaten by a snake,runs when he sees an earthworm The alligator says its to shy to bite but when it does,its too shy to let go The fowl complains it has not teeth yet it eats hard grains,the goat which has teeth only eats grasses The most difficult person to wake up is the the one pretending to be sleeping The child who calls his mother an ugly woman is indirectly calling his father a stupid man A woman has bad manners and she complains she is not destined to have a husband The fowl which is not killed during one festival is only fattening itself for the next Caution is needed to kill a tsetse fly that pearches on the scortum Na play play dem take dey tell person say him mouth dey smell The list goes on 1 Like |
Re: A Collection Of African Proverbs by naijazown(m): 2:56am On May 18, 2013 |
Nice list |
Re: A Collection Of African Proverbs by Nobody: 3:49am On May 18, 2013 |
Let me add The witness of a rat us another rat. Do not respond to a mosquito with a hammer because you will miss and hurt yourself. It requires a lot of carefulness to kill a fly that perches on the scrotum. Where you will sit when you are old shows where you stood in your youth. Everybody loves a fool, but nobody wants him for a son. An elephant which kills a rat is not a hero. He who cannot dance will say "The drum is bad." What forgets is the axe, but the three that has been axed will never forget. The jealous man loses his flesh by looking at the fat bellies of others. An egg does not fight a rock. The law is a spider's web; only the little insects get caught in it. The death of an elderly man is like a burning library. A lion's liver is vain wish for dogs. A leopard is chasing us and you are asking me, "Is it a male or female?" 1 Like |
Re: A Collection Of African Proverbs by luvmijeje(f): 5:56am On May 18, 2013 |
When you are lost for words, use proverbs to find it. Op and Abishow... thanks for those beautiful proverbs. |
Re: A Collection Of African Proverbs by Mynd44: 5:59am On May 18, 2013 |
Nice |
Re: A Collection Of African Proverbs by IZUKWU(m): 11:40am On May 18, 2013 |
Tomorrow will have a morning. No matter how tall , your grandfather is,you must do your own growing. He that sold a dog to buy a monkey still has has a squatting object in his house. 1 Like |
Re: A Collection Of African Proverbs by CircleOfWilis: 12:11am On Nov 06, 2013 |
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Re: A Collection Of African Proverbs by tuoyoojo(m): 12:43am On Nov 06, 2013 |
Fine o doc.u boy jus dey house dey chill o.nice story u hav der.nice one |
Re: A Collection Of African Proverbs by CircleOfWilis: 7:12am On Nov 06, 2013 |
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