African Proverb
African Proverb
coming man toward
When a man is coming toward you, you need not say: ""Come here
money sharper tribe
Money is sharper than the sword. Ashanti tribe
forget small sun village
The sun does not forget a village just because it is small
happy home nigeria
To be happy in one's home is better than to be a chief. Yoruba, Nigeria
dictates himself man separates somalia
A man who dictates separates himself from others. Somalia
both cannot feast
One cannot both feast and become rich. (Ashanti tribe)
hand snake weapon
A weapon which you don't have in your hand won't kill a snake
cannot cut sharper
A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.
man poor rich tribe
The poor man and the rich man do not play together. Ashanti tribe
jump learns monkey tree trying
By trying often the monkey learns to jump from the tree
blood cannot human run shed
Human blood is heavy; the man that has shed it cannot run away
everybody man poor shirt town
If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt
cheap expect horse speed
Do not expect speed from a cheap horse - it will only neigh
ethiopia left
Do not vacillate or you will be left in between doing something, having something and being nothing. - Ethiopia