Today’s African Proverb (9.24.11)

What I used to eat with my teeth, I now eat with my eyes only.  (Zimbabwe, Mozambique- Shona)

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Today’s African Proverb (9.21.11)

One never hears “beat him or her up” in the mouth of an elder.  (Benin, Nigeria, Togo- Yoruba

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Today’s African Proverb (5.22.11)

When your beard appears, childhood disappears. (Rwanda)

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Today’s African Proverb (4.23.11)

If the new hoe wishes to know how tough the ground is, let him ask the old hoe. (Jamaica)

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Today’s African Proverb (4.16.11)

Keep your eyes open even when your teeth fall out.  (Namibia)

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Today’s African Proverb (3.25.11)

The old woman has a reason for running in the rice field.  (Cote d’Ivoire)

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Today’s African Proverb (11.18.10)

If you trample on a blind man’s testicles, next time he hears your footsteps, he will close his legs. (Gambia)

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Today’s African Proverb (11.5.10)

Do not make your weight heavy when your balance is weak. (Egypt)

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Today’s African Proverb (9.30.10)

Alone a youth runs fast, with an elder slow, but together they go far.  (Kenya, Luo)

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