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Today’s African Proverb (5.18.12)

If the trial concerns the forest, don’t take a monkey as a judge. (Rwanda, Uganda-Kiga) 

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Today’s African Proverb (5.17.12)

A gentle word sends the sword back into the scabbard.  (Nigeria-Igbo)

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Today’s African Proverb (5.16.12)

The one who is too talkative leaves his mouth empty. (East Africa)

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Today’s African Proverb (5.15.12)

A whistle will not call back a dog that has escaped from the leash. (West Africa)

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Today’s African Proverb (5.14.12)

It is a short way in the forest, if you love the people you are going to visit. (DRC- Mongo)

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Today’s African Proverb (5.13.12)

The woman who is loved receives no refusal.  (Kenya- Kikuyu) 

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Today’s African Proverb (5.12.12)

You do not become a chief simply by sitting on a big stool.  (Ghana

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Today’s African Proverb (5.11.12)

If you have no friends, you are really poor.   (Somalia

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Today’s African Proverb (5.10.12)

Where food is free, many will come.  (Yoruba)

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Today’s African Proverb (5.9.12)

Friendship is like a track on the sand; it vanishes if not continuously re-done. (Cameroon-Douala)

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Today’s African Proverb (5.8.12)

Love is love only when it affects both sides. (Kiswahili)

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Today’s African Proverb (5.7.12)

The clan of “I will do it” was overtaken without having done it. (Kenya

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Today’s African Proverb (5.6.12)

Even if flimsy, the thread of truth never snaps. (Benin, Nigeria, Togo- Yoruba)

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Today’s African Proverb (1.22.12)

Rather than praise yourself, you should be praised by God. (Rwanda)

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Today’s African Proverb (1.21.12)

Friendship is like a track on the sand; it vanishes if not continuously re-done. (Cameroon-Douala)

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