African Proverb
African Proverb
destined monkey slippery trees
The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get slippery
asks lose questions
The one who asks questions doesn't lose his way
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
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 defeat ghana troubles
When you are at home, your troubles can never defeat you. - Cape Coast, Ghana
dictates himself man separates somalia
A man who dictates separates himself from others. Somalia
gets noticed stranger town white
A stranger in town is like a white dog, he gets noticed immedeatly
cape fine ghana paid sheep skin stranger
A stranger does not skin a sheep that is paid as a fine at a chief's court. - Cape Coast, Ghana
cannot cut sharper
A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.
hand snake weapon
A weapon which you don't have in your hand won't kill a snake
both cannot feast
One cannot both feast and become rich. (Ashanti tribe)
lives noises
He who lives with an ass, makes noises like an ass