Polls Archive
Which of these proverbs on RISK/CAUTION do you agree with MOST?
- It isn't ugly to run when one isn't strong enough to stay. (Trinidad) (32%, 17 Votes)
- Turtle can't walk if he don't push he head outa he shell. (Barbados) (32%, 17 Votes)
- When you hold the ground you cannot fall. (Nigeria) (19%, 10 Votes)
- To be afraid of throwing dice is to lose. (Kenya) (15%, 8 Votes)
- The crab that walks too far falls into the pot. (Haiti) (11%, 6 Votes)
Total Votes: 58
Start Date: November 13, 2010 @ 3:53 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Which of these proverbs on TIME do you agree with MOST?
- Haste is the mother of imperfection. (Brazil) (27%, 12 Votes)
- "Hurry" and "well done" never go hand in hand. (Haiti) (27%, 12 Votes)
- The day after tomorrow belongs to the fool. (Kenya) (23%, 10 Votes)
- Better the small deed of the quick than the large one of him who delays. (Egypt) (16%, 7 Votes)
- Delay is the destruction of work. (Niger) (16%, 7 Votes)
Total Votes: 48
Start Date: November 13, 2010 @ 3:52 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Which of these proverbs on AGE do you agree with MOST?
- Old hunters do not fall into traps. (South Africa) (47%, 23 Votes)
- Youth is hope, old age is remembrance. (Kiswahili) (27%, 13 Votes)
- Older de violin, sweeter de tune. (Guyana, Belize) (10%, 5 Votes)
- An old story does not open the ear as a new one does. (Yoruba) (8%, 4 Votes)
- The flesh of a young animal tastes flat. (Congo) (4%, 2 Votes)
- An old body is not hard to wash. (Ghana) (4%, 2 Votes)
- Youth is beauty, even in cattle. (Egypt) (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Votes: 49
Start Date: November 13, 2010 @ 3:26 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Which of these proverbs on AMOUNT do you agree with MOST?
- A united family eats from the same plate. (South Africa) (32%, 13 Votes)
- Many hands make the load lighter. (Haiti) (29%, 12 Votes)
- The goat which has many owners will be left to die in the sun. (Haiti) (20%, 8 Votes)
- Only a lonely fool tries to do the work of many. (Kenya) (15%, 6 Votes)
- With many captains, the ship does not sail properly. (Tanzania) (12%, 5 Votes)
- If too many bees, the honey will not come. (Malawi) (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Votes: 44
Start Date: November 13, 2010 @ 3:00 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Which of these proverbs on SILENCE/QUIET do you agree with MOST?
- Still tongue keep wise head. (Guyana) (38%, 20 Votes)
- Silence is an attribute of the dead; he who is alive speaks. (Central Africa) (32%, 17 Votes)
- To know and keep quiet is wickedness. (Burkina Faso) (25%, 13 Votes)
- The home of the quiet person perished long before that of the talkative one. (Kenya) (8%, 4 Votes)
- Silence does not bring harm. (Swahili) (6%, 3 Votes)
Total Votes: 57
Start Date: November 13, 2010 @ 2:54 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Which GULLAH proverb do you LIKE MOST?
- Ev'ry shut-eye don' mean sleep. (40%, 21 Votes)
- Everything good to hear is not good to talk. (35%, 18 Votes)
- It is not possible to get straight wood from crooked timber. (19%, 10 Votes)
- A good run is better than a bad stand. (6%, 3 Votes)
Total Votes: 52
Start Date: August 20, 2010 @ 4:13 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Which ZULU Proverb do you LIKE MOST?
- Those who get to the river early drink the cleanest water. (37%, 26 Votes)
- To express thanks is to provide for one's future. (34%, 24 Votes)
- Hope does not kill. (20%, 14 Votes)
- Gather firewood to the capacity of the string. (9%, 7 Votes)
Total Votes: 71
Start Date: August 20, 2010 @ 4:11 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Which JAMAICAN proverb do you LIKE MOST?
- Good friend better than pocket money. (50%, 34 Votes)
- If the cotton tree does not know if its roots are firm, it should not call the breeze. (29%, 20 Votes)
- Man who carry straw can't fool with fire. (16%, 11 Votes)
- When snake bite you, if you see lizard you run. (5%, 3 Votes)
Total Votes: 68
Start Date: August 20, 2010 @ 4:10 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Which proverb from HAITI do you like MOST?
- She who promises forgets, but she who is waiting remembers. (46%, 31 Votes)
- The one who advises you to buy a horse with a big belly will not help you feed it. (33%, 22 Votes)
- The goat which has many owners will be left to die in the sun. (18%, 12 Votes)
- If you want to catch a wild horse, find a tight corral. (3%, 2 Votes)
Total Votes: 67
Start Date: August 20, 2010 @ 3:56 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Which African Proverb is the most POPULAR?
- It takes a village to raise a child. (Nigeria) (53%, 81 Votes)
- When elephants fight the grass gets hurt. (Uganda) (17%, 26 Votes)
- If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. (Africa) (14%, 21 Votes)
- When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. (Ethiopia) (8%, 12 Votes)
- You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla (Congo) (4%, 6 Votes)
- He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers (Cameroon) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Speak softly and carry a big stick (West Africa) (3%, 5 Votes)
Total Votes: 130
Start Date: January 22, 2010 @ 12:30 PM
End Date: No Expiry
