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An agama lizard in the village will always remain an agama in town.
- Abbey
Your beauty will take you there, but your character will bring you back.
In Twi (wo ahoofe de wo beko.. na wo suban de wo be
ba) - Lina
Two rams can not drink from the same bowl they will lock horns.
The child that does not make the mother sleep at night shall not sleep either.
Nobody holds the cow by its horn whiles another milks it.
-
Ike
A
quite son seat at the trowns of his fathers - Kayode Abiola
A man that lives near the river will not use spit to wash his hands
a dog that wants to go astray will not wait to listen to the voice of the master
any river that forgets its source will definitely dry up
-
Frank Yugo
When
you are lost, do not walk fast - Matengu Katukula
no
matter how a person is,he too can see the sky. - Akeem
Quitters
never win, Winners never quit, so keep on moving - Oduigwe Okala
It
is said that the life of a brave man is always short - Anthony Claret
The
rabbit that stays in a hole must be ready to face the hunter's fire -
Odiri O. Orkeh
The
measure of a man lies not in riches or intellect, but in his relation with
the Creator - Maj Wambebe
None
is richer than the one who has peace of mind - none.
- Maj Wambebe
He
that learn to eat without reservation must learn to starve" - odion
aloba
if
you fail to plan , you will plan to fail - kolawole kayode
A
man should not swallow poison because he is afraid to spit and offend
others. - Anonymous
Hurry,
hurry has no blessing - in Swahili (Haraka Haraka haina baraka) - Mambo
Kijengetile
"Pray
for what you need, but always work for what you want" - Nguz a Karl-i-Bond,Junior
"Ayom
ma odong chen nyero" yib lawade."A monkey left behind laughs at
the others tail."(little does he know that his own tail is longer and
probably bushier) ACHOLI PROVERB.- Acop Esther
When
it is all well with an adult he announces that he has tobacco in his mouth
- bro. kuu-ireme s. Godwin
The
search of a black fowl should always be done before darkness falls. -
Elume Delklause
As
a crab walks,so walk its children. - Anonymous
Tribal
marks give unpleasantness when delivered but their long term effects is
beauty. - Sunday Taiwo
Before You go out with a widow , you must first ask her what killed the husband.
- Frank Ekeigwe
He
who married the fathers wife, had a child with her, and called him
Iheanacho,should know that he knows what happened to the father. - Frank
Ekeigwe
The
stomach does not allow the feet to rest - Udensi Okorie
No-matter
how old you are, you can never be older than your father. Submitted by
Arusi Prince Obi
There
are many fish in the sea, but only one rocked my boat - Katie Russel
IF YOU EAT FRIED CORN AND GROUNDUNT (PEANUTS) AND YOU DONT FEEL ITS TASTINESS, THEN BLAME YOUR ROTTEN TEETH.
A USELESS ADULT IS THE ONE THAT SLEEPS IN THE LIVING ROOM WITH CHILDREN.
NO ONE HAS MORE THAN ONE MOTHER.
NO MATTER HOW BAD YOUR ROTTEN TEETH IS, IT IS THE SAME YOU USE TO CHEW ALL MEATS.
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No matter how hungry one
is, he can never bite his tongue.
No one looks for a needle in a rush.
Before you remove a dirt from one's eye, remove the one in your eye first.
Before you pinch one, pinch yourself first.
The sharp knife does not always have a good head. - Stan C
He who eats with devil use to eat with long spoon. In IGBO; onye nya-na ndi muo na-eri nri na eji ogologo ngazi. -
Fidelis Uzoetoh
There's no wise neighbor who can wail louder over the death that has occurred
in the neighbor's compound than the neighbor himself. - Godfrey
"WHEN
THE RAIN FALLS ON A LEOPARD IT DOES NOT WASH IT SKIN AWAY"- Okelola
Olagoke
"IT IS ONLY A MAD MAN THAT GOES TO BED WITH HIS ROOF ON FIRE"-
Okelola Olagoke
" HE WHO FIGHTS A MAD MAN , HE HIM SELF IS MAD" - Okelola
Olagoke
A
MEAT THAT HAS FAT WILL PROVE IT BY THE HEAT OF FIRE
"NO
MATTER HOW MIGHTY AND SRONG A TREE IS IT WILL ALWAYS DANCE TO THE TUNE OF
THE WIND" - - okelola olamigoke
"NO
MATTER HOW STRONG AND SRONG A TREE IS IT WILL ALWAYS DANCE TO THE TUNE OF
THE WIND" - okelola olamigoke
BE
READY,FOR HE WHO LIFTS UP A FINGER AT OTHERS, WITH CONTEMPT WILL SURELY DO
SAME TO YOU. - archibong eyo
WHEN
IT COMES TO MOB JUSTICE, COWARDS INCLUDED JOIN IN STONE THROWING -
Geoffrey Keroti
A
STUBORN CHICKEN LEARNS IT LESSON IN A HOT POT OF SOUP. - Archibong Eyo
Okon
THE CRAB DOES NOT BITE,IT IS ITS
HANDSHAKE THAT HURTS - nii-adotey
BEING TALLER THAN YOUR FATHER, DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE OLDER THAN HIM.
THE FOREST THOUGH LOOKS THICK, WHEN ONE APPROACHES IT, ONE SEES THAT EACH TREE IS ON IT'S OWN.
THE MEAT OF THE SWINE TASTE BETTER WHEN IT IS EATTEN FRESH FROM THE VILLAGE OVEN AND IS HOT.
ABOVE: PROVERBS FROM THE AKAN COMMUNITIES IN GHANA, submitted by HAROLD
AKYEAMPONG.
WHAT CAN A STICK DO WHEN I HAVE ALREADY SWALLOWED THE GONG?
IF YOU SEE A MAN GOING TO HIS FARM IN KENTE CLOTH, DONT JUMP INTO CONCLUSION THAT HE IS VERY RICH, PROBABLY THAT MIGHT BE HIS ONLY CLOTH AVAILABLE.
IF YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN, WOMEN TAUNT YOU.
POVERTY IS MADNESS.
MAN CAME TO THE WORLD TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION BUT NOT TO COMPLETE EVERYTHING.
IF AN ENEMY LEARNS YOUR DANCE, HE/SHE DANCES IT THE CROOKED WAY.
WISE SAYINGS FROM FANTSE COMMUNITY OF THE CENTRAL GHANA, submitted by HAROLD AKYEAMPONG:
"Half education is more dangerous than no education"
- Chris Ukaobasi
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