Today’s African Proverb (5.18.12)
18 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
If the trial concerns the forest, don’t take a monkey as a judge. (Rwanda, Uganda-Kiga) 
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18 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
If the trial concerns the forest, don’t take a monkey as a judge. (Rwanda, Uganda-Kiga) 
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17 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
A gentle word sends the sword back into the scabbard. (Nigeria-Igbo) 
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16 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
The one who is too talkative leaves his mouth empty. (East Africa) 
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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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14 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
It is a short way in the forest, if you love the people you are going to visit. (DRC- Mongo) 
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13 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
The woman who is loved receives no refusal. (Kenya- Kikuyu) 
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12 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
You do not become a chief simply by sitting on a big stool. (Ghana) 
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11 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
If you have no friends, you are really poor. (Somalia) 
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10 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
Where food is free, many will come. (Yoruba) 
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9 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
Friendship is like a track on the sand; it vanishes if not continuously re-done. (Cameroon-Douala) 
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7 May 2012, by DailyLifelines
The clan of “I will do it” was overtaken without having done it. (Kenya) 
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6 May 2012, by Hodari
Even if flimsy, the thread of truth never snaps. (Benin, Nigeria, Togo- Yoruba) 
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22 January 2012, by DailyLifelines
Rather than praise yourself, you should be praised by God. (Rwanda) 
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21 January 2012, by DailyLifelines
Friendship is like a track on the sand; it vanishes if not continuously re-done. (Cameroon-Douala) 
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20 January 2012, by DailyLifelines
The people sailing in the same boat share the goal. (Senegal-Wolof) 
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