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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. 

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* “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
* “When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father's estate” - An Igbo proverb sent by Ugochukwu Okwesili-Val, Anambra State, Nigeria
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* “A son who thoughtlessly buys a pair of shoes for his lame father needs to be reminded of his father's disability” - A Yoruba proverb sent by Ayo Awoyele, Peterborough, UK