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Sixty (60) Top African Proverbs

Those who accomplish great things pay attention to little ones.   ~Malian  Around a flowering tree there are many insects.   ~Guinean He who learns, teaches.   ~ Ethiopian   One who loves you, warns you.   ~Baganda Leadership does not depend on age.   ~Namibian  An elephant which kills a rat is not a hero.    ~Cameroonian He is like a drum which makes a lot of noise but is hollow inside.   ~Sudanese I pointed out to you the stars and all you saw was the tip of my finger.     ~Sukuma  Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.     ~Nilotic Better a curtain hanging motionless than a flag blowing in the wind.   ~Swahili One who bathes willingly with cold water doesn't feel the cold.   ~Fipa  You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beaut...