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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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* “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
* “Ears that do not listen to advice accompany the head when it is chopped off” - Sent by Michael Ebong in Lagos, Nigeria, and Chea Wesseh in Saclepea, Liberia
* “Kola nuts last longer in the mouths of those who value them” - Sent by Bonti Benjamin, in Ghana, and Okeke James in Nigeria
 (everyone has a different interest, perhaps?)
* “Rain does not fall on one roof alone” - Sent by Peyechu Delphine Shiyghan, Bamenda, Cameroon (of problems that affect anyone and everyone, perhap?)
* “The fall of a dead leaf is a warning to the green ones” - Sent by Alex Wewele, Delta State, Nigeria
* “The dead man does not know the value of his coffin” - Sent by Francis Kabika, Senanga, Zambia
* “The chicken does not forget the person who plucked its tail feathers during the rainy season” - An Igbo proverb sent by Nnabuife N Orji, Festac, Nigeria
* “When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion” - Sent by Fisum T, Ethiopia
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* “A vulture has no business with the barber” - A Yoruba proverb sent by Anyanwu Chima, Lagos, Nigeria (of prejudicial people, perhaps?)
* “When a tree has no more fruit, birds fly over it” - A Kiganda proverb sent by Joshua Kisawuzi, Kampala, Uganda
* “Kicking a frog will only help it leap forward” - A Shona proverb sent by Cleophas Gwakwara, in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Takudzwa Kufa, in the UK
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* “Ask for a camel when you expect to get a goat” - Sent by Maurice K Amulundu, Khartoum, Sudan