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It is difficult for two long-nosed lovers to kiss.
(African Proverb)
In the birds' court, a cockroach never wins his case.
(African Proverb)
If you're caught in a trap then you're the thief.
(African Proverb)
If you want to improve your memory, lend someone money.
(African Proverb)
If you value piece and freedom you will loose it.
(African Proverb)
If you observe attentively you will even find wisdom in shadows.
(African Proverb)
If you have health you have hope you have everything.
(African Proverb)
If you don't know the path to the spring or swamp, follow the trail of broken pots.
(African Proverb)
If you carry the egg basket do not dance.
(African Proverb)
If water were enough, fish would not take bait.
(African Proverb)
If rain beats the teeth, the lips get the blame.
(African Proverb)
If a dog bites you once it's his fault, but if it bites you again it's your fault.
(African Proverb)
Honest advice doesn't destroy true friendship.
(African Proverb)
He who tries to shake a tree stump shakes only himself.
(African Proverb)
He who misleads you cannot buy you.
(African Proverb)
He who has people is richer than he who has money.
(African Proverb)
He who doesn't know you, will not value you.
(African Proverb)
He who burns down his house knows why ashes cost a fortune.
(African Proverb)
Happy is a man who goes hunting for rats and catches an elephant.
(African Proverb)
Get what to lend out and at the same time how to demand it back, for payment might be a tussle.
(African Proverb)
Everything has a pattern and a partner.
(African Proverb)
Even when there is no rooster, the morning will still start.
(African Proverb)
Even if the hen is poor it cannot leave blank eggs.
(African Proverb)
Dry thunder that tears the sky doesn't make you forget the storm of yesterday.
(African Proverb)
Don't make a goat your friend if your skirt is made of plantation leaves, or else it will strip you naked.
(African Proverb)
Don't admire the flying bird before you know the pain of flapping.
(African Proverb)
Debt is slavery.
(African Proverb)
Buy the truth but never sell it.
(African Proverb)
Being blind doesn't mean one cannot dream or imagine.
(African Proverb)
Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends.
(African Proverb)
Any dead fish can flow down the river but it takes a live one to swim back up stream.
(African Proverb)
An elephant grows and becomes an adult, even if people do not like it.
(African Proverb)
A word written stays forever than hundred spoken work.
(African Proverb)
A weird child at times brings sweet fruits at home.
(African Proverb)
A stolen object does not fill ones heart with joy.
(African Proverb)
A sin against a brother or sister is an offence against the gods.
(African Proverb)
A restless grasshopper eventually ends up in a birds teeth.
(African Proverb)
A person who is not disciplined cannot be cautioned.
(African Proverb)
A moonlight has a bottom.
(African Proverb)
A man who hides a thorn in his foot earns a swelling.
(African Proverb)
A man gets to the land of spirits when he passes seven rivers, seven forests and seven hills.
(African Proverb)
A leader does not rise for a squirrel.
(African Proverb)
A hunter with one arrow doesn't shoot with a careless aim.
(African Proverb)
A good reputation is something you must pay for, but you can never buy.
(African Proverb)
A foreign cock can never crow in a foreign country.
(African Proverb)
A fallen branch cannot bear fruits on its own.
(African Proverb)
A dead body cannot urge over how it should be placed in the grave.
(African Proverb)
A child who eats too much shouldn't blame is buttock.
(African Proverb)
The drum is the favourite instrument of the spirits.
(African Proverb)
The coffin seller wants a long life for himself and a short life for others.
(African Proverb)
The buffalo does not wander from the marsh where it was born.
(African Proverb)
The axe forgets
(African Proverb)
Teeth are all friends among each other.
(African Proverb)
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
(African Proverb)
She who grinds millet should have wisdom about rainy clouds and winds.
(African Proverb)
Regrets are much like grandchildren; they come much later.
(African Proverb)
Only when a tree has grown can you tie your cow to it.
(African Proverb)
One volunteer is better than ten forced men.
(African Proverb)
Old people's speech is not to be dishonored -- after all, they saw the sun first.
(African Proverb)
No one knows the story of tomorrow's dawn.
(African Proverb)
No matter how old you may be the future will always be ahead of you.
(African Proverb)
No matter how high the bird flies, a hunter sets is trap on the ground.
(African Proverb)
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
(African Proverb)
Money is like the waters of a sailing river it flows away.
(African Proverb)
Love is like cough you can't hold it back.
(African Proverb)
Life is a teacher.
(African Proverb)
It's those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
(African Proverb)
It's better to know yourself that someone to tell you who you're.
(African Proverb)
It s the discontented fish that envies the solely bird.
(African Proverb)
It is odd for a dog to look unconcerned when a sheep is barking at a stranger.
(African Proverb)
It is childish to remain in a hole when you can take yourself out.
(African Proverb)
In the absence of water lizards can claim to be crocodiles.
(African Proverb)
If you're a good person even after death your grave is loved.
(African Proverb)
If you want to grow a long tooth you must have enough lips to cover it.
(African Proverb)
If you travel with lies you will reach your destination but you might be unable to retrace your steps.
(African Proverb)
If you need ears go and borrow them from the elephant.
(African Proverb)
If you have ground nuts in your room expect rats.
(African Proverb)
If you don't inquire, you're bound to make mistakes.
(African Proverb)
If you can't hold children in your arms, please hold them in your heart.
(African Proverb)
If two brothers fight over their father's land, it is a stranger who will enjoy there sweat and labour.
(African Proverb)
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