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african proverbs/Adages by alwelldinho(m): 10:11pm On Jan 24, 2016
1. The little opportunity given to a
monkey to wear cloths, does not
guarantee it to join the dinning
table.
2. Girls are like mangoes, while
you are waiting for them to be
ripe, others are eating them with
salt.
3. Whoever presents his own head
to break coconut would not be
able to partake in the eating of it.
4. A man who hangs around a
beautiful girl without saying a
word ends up fetching water for
guests at her wedding.
5. A man who counts his money
after withdrawing from the ATM
has trust issues.
6. If something that was going to
chop off your head only knocked
off your cap, you should be
grateful.
7. When a girl has beauty without
Brains, the Private parts suffer the
most.
8. Having a Female as a Best
friend is like having Chicken for a
pet, You will eat it some day.
9. The wolf on the hill is not as
hungry as the wolf climbing the
hill.
10. Never let negative and toxic
people rent space in your head.
Raise the rent & kick them out.
11. Life goes on, Even if you don't
want it to.
12. Drinking garri doesn't mean
you're poor but allowing it to
swell before drinking is poverty.
13. The buttocks are like a
married couple though there is
constant friction between them,
they will still love and live
together.
14. The taste of bitter kola last long in the mouth of those that knows the value.

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Re: african proverbs/Adages by alwelldinho(m): 10:22pm On Jan 24, 2016
It is okay for a child to play with the mother’s breasts, but not the father’s testicles.
Re: african proverbs/Adages by alwelldinho(m): 10:24pm On Jan 24, 2016
You cannot run and scratch your ass at the same time.
Re: african proverbs/Adages by alwelldinho(m): 10:30pm On Jan 24, 2016
You cannot run and scratch your ass at the same time.
Re: african proverbs/Adages by alwelldinho(m): 10:32pm On Jan 24, 2016
The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who grows corn by the roadside have the same problem

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