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You can not shave somebody in his absence
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
You don’t pick birds nests on the
way, when you are going to a city full of birds.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
Even if you do not like the taste in your
mouth, that is where you will always lick.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
There would be no gunshots in the
forests, if tortoises and snails where the only animals
there.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
Look at your hands, when you are
eating a monkey’s hand.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
If you have a message for God, you
tell the wind!
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
A tree that bears good fruit has
sticks under it.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
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If a woman loves you, she
doesn’t want to see you in debt.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
A tree that does not know how to
dance, will be taught by the wind.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
When you push an old woman, where she
falls should not be your headache.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
A rat says, “What belongs to me, is
in my stomach and not in my mouth.”
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
If a dog has no intention of biting
you, it will not bark at you.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
Why you should I allow a snake to bite
me, when there is a stick in the house.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
All animals run, but if a cow runs
people say its crazy.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
He who brings termite-infested wood to
the house, should not be surprised when many fowls visit
him.
Akan Tribe Proverb, Ghana |
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