African Proverb
African Proverb
both cannot feast
One cannot both feast and become rich. (Ashanti tribe)
coming man toward
When a man is coming toward you, you need not say: ""Come here
happy home nigeria
To be happy in one's home is better than to be a chief. Yoruba, Nigeria
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.
forget small sun village
The sun does not forget a village just because it is small
money sharper tribe
Money is sharper than the sword. Ashanti tribe
destined monkey slippery trees
The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get slippery
cape defeat ghana troubles
When you are at home, your troubles can never defeat you. - Cape Coast, Ghana
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
children duty elders wait
It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children
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