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Here are some proverbs from Central Africa: No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow. Love is like a baby, it needs to be treated tenderly. Children are the reward of life. The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? The friends of our friends are our friends. Woods may remain ten years in the...
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Here are some proverbs from Western Africa: The pillar of the world is hope. Words are sweet, but they never take the place of food. There is no medicine against old age. Hold a true friend with both hands. It takes a village to raise a child. Don't insult the crocodile until you cross the water...
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Here are some proverbs from Eastern Africa: All monkeys cannot hang on the same branch. An orphaned calf licks its own back. The man may be the head of the home but the wife is the heart. Funeral is for us all. Happiness is like a field you can harvest every season. The heart of the wise man lies quiet...
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Here are some proverbs from Northern Africa: Let your love be like the misty rain, coming softly, but flooding the river. A wise man who knows proverbs can always reconcile difficulties. You must judge a man by the work of his hands. If there is cause to hate someone, the cause to love has just begun...
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Here are some proverbs from Southern Africa: Walking in two is medicine. If the palm of the hand itches it signifies the coming of great luck. Remember, after the storm there will be a rainbow. It is better to have no law than not enforcing it. Mother is God number two. Copying everyone else all the...