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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.
* A wise man sees further seated, than a boy up on a tree.

== B ==
BY LABOR COME WEALTH
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*One bad nut often destroys a lot of good nuts.

== S ==
* Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. (West African proverb)
** [[Theodore Roosevelt]], in a [http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm139.html letter to Henry L. Sprague] (26 January 1900)
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== T ==
* The ''jollof'' on top of the cooler was once at the bottom of the pot.
by Mathew Adebunmi.

* '''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}}

* East African proverb, 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.

== 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]]