Today’s African Proverb (5.15.12)
15 May 2012, by Hodari
A whistle will not call back a dog that has escaped from the leash. (West Africa) 
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Today’s African Proverb (5.12.12)
12 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
You do not become a chief simply by sitting on a big stool. (Ghana) 
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Today’s African Proverb (1.18.12)
18 January 2012, by DailyLifelines
If the ox knew his strength, he would never let anyone lasso him. (Haiti) 
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Today’s African Proverb (1.5.12)
5 January 2012, by DailyLifelines
A dog swallowing a bone is confident of its power to break it. (Zimbabwe, Mozambique- Shona) 
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Today’s African Proverb (9.15.11)
15 September 2011, by DailyLifelines
Even when there is no cock, day dawns. (South Africa-Zulu) 
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To Be Foxy…
6 September 2011, by DailyLifelines
A lion, wolf and fox go hunting. After, they settle down to share the meal they all deserve. The lion asks the wolf to give a portion of the spoils to each of them. The wolf does so, reserving the best portion for himself. The lion raises one of his mighty paws in anger and kills the wolf, after which he asks the fox to ‘share the meat better’. The fox gives everything to the lion. “When did you learn such wisdom?” the lion asks. “When I heard the wolf’s head crack.” Ah…to be fox-y…
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Today’s African Proverb (8.30.11)
30 August 2011, by DailyLifelines
As the lion said, ‘I will kill your lambs and you will remember my presence.” (Botswana) 
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Today’s African Proverb (5.23.11)
23 May 2011, by DailyLifelines
The tracks of the elephant cancels those of the antelope. (Cameroon) 
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Today’s African Proverb (3.16.11)
16 March 2011, by DailyLifelines
Where there is power there is no opposition. (Ghana- Akan)
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Today’s African Proverb 3.6.11
6 March 2011, by DailyLifelines
Your tongue is your power. If you preserve it, it will preserve you. If you betray it, it will betray you. (Libya)
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Today’s African Proverb (2.25.11)
25 February 2011, by DailyLifelines
The lion’s power lies in our fear of him. (Nigeria)
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Today’s African Proverb (2.22.11)
22 February 2011, by DailyLifelines
If the bird can scream, it cannot be caught by the wild beast. (Ghana)
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Today’s African Proverb (2.18.11)
18 February 2011, by DailyLifelines
He who is at his ease does not know what it is to be in want. (Niger, Nigeria- Hausa)
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Today’s African Proverb (2.16.11)
16 February 2011, by DailyLifelines
It is the wind that tells the trees the kind of dance to dance. (Nigeria)
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Today’s African Proverb (2.13.11)
13 February 2011, by DailyLifelines
The house of the unjust oppressor is destroyed, though it should happen in distant times. (Egypt)
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