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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 womaList Of African Proverbs ==
* A thorn can be replacmoved by another woman. A man can be replaced by another mathorn.
* A wise man sees further seated, than a boy up on a tree.
* A stubborn goat ends its life in a pot
* An undecided man is the worst disaster of the village
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== B ==
BY LABOR COME WEALTH

== D ==* By labor come wealth
* Don't look where you fell, but where you slipped.
** English equivalent: Today is yesterday's pupil.
** {{cite book | last1 = Sr, Neil, Neil, Neal | year = 2011 | title = Police Instructor: Deliver Dynamic Presentations, Create Engaging Slides, \& Increase Active Learning | publisher = CreateSpace | page = 245 | isbn=1}}

*Don’t set sail using someone else’s star.
** Meaning: Avoid copying someone else. Just because someone has been [[successful]] in what he/she does does not warrant that you will also be successful at the same thing. [http://answersafrica.com/african-proverbs-meanings.html Answers Africa proverbs and meanings]

== E ==
* Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.<br>It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.<br>Every morning a [[lion]] wakes up.<br>It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.<br>It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.<br>When the sun comes up, you better start running.

Those who are controlled by drowsiness are fools, but those who control their sleep are wise -- By Tafara Musenga.

==H==

== I ==
*The rock that is in the middle of the sea can't hear the rain.

MEANING--You don't feel the pain of something you always do.
A Nigerian proverb from Tahiru Ahmed,Damboa Borno State.

== O ==
* One hand cannot wash itself.
Meaning: You need others to succeed in life. 
* Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
** Source for meaning: {{cite book|last1=Bennett|first1=Nigel|last2=Anderson|first2=Lesley|title=Rethinking Educational Leadership: Challenging the Conventions|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=whTcWnyncogC&pg=PA171|date=11 July 2003|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-4924-4|page=171}}
*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)pppp0pp

== 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 Don’t set sail using someone else’s star.
* Those who are controlled by drowsiness are fools, but those who control their sleep are wise -- By Tafara Musenga.
* The rock that is in the middle of the sea can't hear the rain.
* One hand cannot wash itself.
* Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
* One bad nut often destroys a lot of good nuts.
* Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. (West African proverb)
* 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.
* Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
* 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.
* You condemn on hearsay evidence alone, your sins increase.
* Latin equivalent: When in doubt, in favour of the accused.

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

[[Category:Proverbs]]