African Proverb
African Proverb
counts given man
Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given
destined monkey slippery trees
The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get slippery
arguing chicken corn grain wrong
when arguing with a chicken a grain of corn is always wrong
deep falls few needle people ready
When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
cape ghana grow happen lion though time
Though the lion and the antelope happen to live in the same forest, the antelope still has time to grow up. - Cape Coast, Ghana
elephant flies tail though
Though the elephant's tail is short, it can nevertheless keep flies off the elephant
cape defeat ghana troubles
When you are at home, your troubles can never defeat you. - Cape Coast, Ghana
asks lose questions
The one who asks questions doesn't lose his way
experience fools start wise
We start as fools and become wise through experience
home
Where I make a living, there is my home
double meaning phrase
There is no phrase without a double meaning
became broke ethiopia fat rich
There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast. Ethiopia
lives noises
He who lives with an ass, makes noises like an ass
alone ashes cleaning fire join people
When making a fire people like to join you, when cleaning the ashes you are often alone