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lundi 7 avril 2014

PROVERBS

He who urinates in a stream must remember his family drinks from the water
Sent by Mawien Maring, South Sudan
A hasty hyena bites the horn
A proverb from Ethiopia and Eritrea sent by Tarek Mo Alemseged, Glenville, US

Even the hyena has a friend. His friend is the darkness
Sent by Murad Ali Baig in Lilongwe, Malawi

Even the best dancer on the stage must retire sometime
Sent by Don M Dasan, Kampala, Uganda
There are many paths to access the market
A Yoruba proverb sent by Godfred Nettey, London, UK
Follow the river to find the sea
A Swahili proverb sent by Thokozani Sainani, Mangochi, Malawi
 The tears of the cow being slaughtered are the happiness of the dog expecting to enjoy the bones
A Buganda proverb from Uganda sent by Geofrey Lusaggi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  

 By being grateful, people make themselves deserving of yet another kindness
Sent by Zaidat Ibrahim in Abuja, Nigeria 

You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla
Sent by Buhendwa Mema, South Dakota, US
The world is permanent but we human beings are not
A Luo proverb sent by Rage Moi, Mombasa, Kenya
A loose tooth will not rest until it's pulled out
An Ethiopian proverb sent by Dibora Elias Kemal in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa
What is to kill the dog will first block its nose
Sent by Bahati Alexi Tumusiime in Rukungiri, Uganda
Every trickle of water follows its own course
A Bambara proverb from Mali sent by Edgar Matandala Luhanga in Lilongwe, Malawi
Crying eyes still see the road ahead clearly
Sent by Tony Itete in Lagos, Nigeria
A cock does not crow beyond its border
An Acholi proverb sent by Justine Frances, Kampala, Uganda 
If you go blind because of your enemies you will not have the eyes to see your friends
Sent by Monrosa Monzee Ihasee, Oslo, Norway, and Frank Fredericks, Linz, Austria
The wind does not break a tree that bends
A Sukuma proverb sent by Deo Sylvesterssen, Mwanza, Tanzania
Borrowing is like a wedding, paying back is like mourning
A Swahili proverb sent by Layla in South Africa

 No matter how wise you are, you cannot trace footsteps in water
Sent by Mohamed Alie Kamara, Freetown, Sierra Leone  Two hundred needles can't stop a rag headed for the refuse dump
A Yoruba proverb sent by Samuel Fayiah Johnson, Ibadan, Nigeria

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