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'''Proverbs from all of [[w:Africa|Africa]].'''
== A ==
* A thorn can be removed by another thorn. 
** Meaning: Atfer a break-up, a woman can be replaced by another woman. A man can be replaced by another man. 
== B ==
== D ==
* Don't look where you fell, but where you slipped.
** English equivalent: Today is yesterday's pupil.
(contracted; show full)== T ==
* '''The [[sun]] is the king of torches.'''
** West African proverb, quoted in ''Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages : Classified Subjectively and Arranged Alphabetically'' (1887) by Robert Christy, p. 322

* Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
** {{cite book | last1 = Prospectus, Goldman | year = 2011 | title = Baseball Prospectus 2011 | publisher = John Wiley \& Sons | page = 496 | isbn=0470622067}}


* The man who hangs around a beautiful girl without proposing to her, ends up fetching water for guests at her wedding. 
** You need to act fast. There are somethings that you have to say right on time.⏎
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== Y ==
* '''You condemn on hearsay evidence alone, your sins increase.'''
** Latin equivalent: When in doubt, in favour of the accused.
** [[Anonymous]] quoted in ''Apropos of Africa : Sentiments of Negro American Leaders on Africa from the 1800s to the 1950s'' (1969) edited by Adelaide Cromwell Hill and Martin Kilson

== See also ==
* [[Afrikaans proverbs]]
* [[Ila proverbs]]
* [[Ndebele proverbs]]
* [[Xhosa proverbs]]

[[Category:Proverbs]]