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African Proverbs
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"Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it."
"A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything"
"Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter."
"The rich are always complaining. Zululand"
"The climber of ladders will descend [the ambitious person will be brought back down]. - (Knappert, p. 93, Swahili)"
"Hold a true friend with both hands. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria"
"There is no medicine against old age. - Accra proverb, Ghana"
"Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped."
"It is foolhardy to climb two trees at once just because one has two feet. - Ethiopia"
"Blind belief is dangerous. - Luyia , Western Kenya"
"God is our neighbour when our brother is absent. - (Knappert, p. 33, Swahili)"
"One does not love if one does not accept from others. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria"
"When your mouth stumbles, it's worse than feet. - Oji proverb"
"A messenger cannot be beaten . - Luyia proverbs , Western Kenya"
"The climber of ladders will descend [the ambitious person will be brought back down]. - (Knappert, p. 93, Swahili)"
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