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Talk:African proverbs
African proverbs are idiomatic expressions relevant to the situations and happenings discovered on the african shores. These proverbs are not just given or made base on literal work but strictly on the happenings envisaged within the vicinity of the happenings. 

(contracted; show full)* Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
* If a child washes his hands well he could eat with kings.
* If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something.
* You cannot see the inside of a bottle through the neck with two eyes.
* The mouth which eats does not talk.

===Proverbs as stated in the BBC News website===
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"“Much silence has a mighty noise"” - A Swahili proverb sent by Robert Porter in Tema, Ghana
* "“A house built with saliva will be washed away by the morning dew"” - A Yoruba proverb sent by Afolabi Salawu and Yemiolorunsogo, both in Nigeria
* “Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter” - Sent by Smith Moyo, Malawi (I wonder what that means...)
* “When you see an old man running in a thorn forest, if he is not running after something then something is running after him” - Yoruba proverb sent by Yomi, from Porto, Portugal
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* “When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you” - Sent by Wolit William, Kampala, Uganda
* “Only a madman would go to sleep with his roof on fire” - Sent by Mohamed Sinera, Serekunda, The Gambia
* “The ugliest donkey has the most painful kick” - A Somali proverb sent by Warda Mahamed, Birmingham, UK (about insults, is it?)
* “The shadow of a stick cannot protect you from the sun” - A Swahili proverb sent by Abdul Ally, Moose Jaw, Canada
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* “When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father's estate”
An Igbo proverb sent by Ugochukwu Okwesili-Val, Anambra State, Nigeria