African Quotes on Patience
Patience is the key which solves all problems. ~ Sudanese proverb Hurry, hurry has no blessings. ~ Swahili proverb Patience is the mother
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Ancient Proverbs
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Chinese Proverbs
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African Proverbs on Beauty
One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem. ~Ethiopian Proverb Beautiful from
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African Love and Marriage Quotes
He who loves the vase loves also what is inside. ~ African proverb It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay
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African Quotes on Family
A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has
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Chinese Proverb Collection
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. A bit of fragrance clings to
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Enlightening Latin Phrases
Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore – Cicero “I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting.” Vestis virum reddit –
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Native American Proverbs
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Turkish proverbs
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Japanese Proverbs
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Chinese Proverbs
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African Proverbs
Related posts:FamilyTrue Wisdom exists in knowing that you know nothing.Quotes of Rabindranath TagoreAn intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting
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African Quotes on Wisdom
Wisdom is wealth. ~ Swahili Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~ Akan proverb The fool speaks,
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African Proverbs
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning
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If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.
No, this doesn’t mean, taking off overcoats or heavy shoes etc! This is all about letting go of all the restrictions or self-doubts
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We learn little from victory and much from defeat.
Japanese Proverb Related posts:Most Popular Socrates QuotesI cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.Quotes by Abraham LincolnTop Quotes of Steve
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People change memories don’t.
Proverb Related posts:English proverbs collectionBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Chinese Proverb CollectionTeachers open the door. You enter
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Time and tide wait for none.
English Proverb The processes of nature continue, no matter how much we might like them to stop. The word tide meant “time”
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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Persian Proverb Related posts:Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.Mohammad (PBUH) QuotesMake your
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Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared
Sierra Leonean Proverb Related posts:Father and ChildQuotes to live byTop Quotes of AristotleArt Should Comfort the Disturbed and Disturb the comfortable.Thomas Jefferson QuotesEnglish
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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We are too weak to follow our best judgement.
La Rochefoucauld Maxims Related posts:Top Quotes of SocratesData is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding…Thomas A. Edison QuotesAlbert
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
English Proverb Whether everyone’s on your case, you aren’t feeling motivated, or you just feel like you suck at something, we all
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
~ African proverb Related posts:Mother and ChildHe is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.Love is
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A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
~ African proverb Related posts:Nelson Mandela QuotesChoose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.Love
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
~African Proverb Related posts:Do something right no one remembers, do something wrong no one forgets.Art Should Comfort the Disturbed and Disturb the comfortable.Failure
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You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday.
~Zimbabwean Proverb Related posts:BrothersSistersIf you judge people, you have no time to love them.By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection,
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The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry.
~Bayombe Proverb Related posts:FamilyMost Popular Aristotle QuotesArt, Inspiration and MotivationAlbert Einstein QuotesDo not confine your children to your own learning, for they were
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It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love.
~ African proverb Related posts:FriendsArt Should Comfort the Disturbed and Disturb the comfortable.Choose a job you love, and you will never have to
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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
~ African proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesMost Popular Socrates QuotesTop Quotes of SocratesStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningJohn Lennon QuotesQuotes of Rabindranath
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
~African Proverb Related posts:Most Popular Socrates QuotesArt, Inspiration and MotivationRobert Frost QuotesChinese Proverb CollectionHe who asks is a fool for five minutes, but
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It’s those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
~African Proverb Related posts:Quotes to live byStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningThomas A. Edison QuotesMohammad (PBUH) QuotesDesign is not just what it
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A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.
~Congolese Proverb Related posts:Top Quotes of SocratesArt, Inspiration and MotivationI dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.Design is not just what
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One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
~Ethiopian Proverb Related posts:English proverbs collectionThe pen is mightier than the sword.Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.Chinese Proverb CollectionBe not afraid
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If ten cents does not go out, it does not bring in one thousand dollars.
~ Ghana Related posts:Top Quotes of Steve JobsBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Examine what is said, not
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
~ Ghana Related posts:Bill Gates QuotesBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Chinese Proverb CollectionA danger foreseen is half-avoided.If
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Much wealth brings many enemies.
– Swahili Related posts:Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile.He who asks is a
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Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
~ Akan Related posts:English proverbs collectionThe pen is mightier than the sword.Chinese Proverb CollectionDon’t open a shop unless you like to smile.He who
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The wealth which enslaves the owner isn’t wealth.
~ Yoruba Related posts:Best Steve Jobs QuotesThe pen is mightier than the sword.Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.He who asks is
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
~ Tanzania Related posts:English proverbs collectionLearning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile.When
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
~ Ibo proverb Related posts:Albert Einstein QuotesIrish Proverb CollectionAfrican proverbs on Peace and LeadershipAfrican Quotes on Unity and CommunityAfrican Proverbs on FriendshipBrothers love
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
~ Ethiopian proverb Related posts:Family and FriendsSistersEnglish proverbs collectionThe pen is mightier than the sword.Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.Learning is
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
~ African proverb Related posts:Best FriendsMother and ChildDoing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness.Happiness is given way too
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
~ Congolese proverb Related posts:Mother and ChildLet us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.English proverbs
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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
~ Tanzanian proverb Related posts:FriendsFather and ChildBrothersThe real friendship is like fluorescence, it shines better when everything has darkened.Be slow to fall into
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
~ Bondei proverb Related posts:English proverbs collectionThe pen is mightier than the sword.Chinese Proverb CollectionBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only
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If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
African Proverb Related posts:Top Quotes of Mahatma GandhiBest Steve Jobs QuotesLearning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.Do not confine your
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Unity is strength, division is weakness.
~ Swahili proverb Related posts:Quotes to live byMost Popular Socrates QuotesDarkness cannot drive out darkness: Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
~ Sierra Leone proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesKnowledge will give you power, but character respect.Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care:
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A large chair does not make a king.
~ Sudanese proverb Related posts:Wisdom begins in wonder.The real friendship is like fluorescence, it shines better when everything has darkened.Walt Disney QuotesRobert Frost QuotesIt
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An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
~ Ghanaian proverb Related posts:Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.Weak seek revenge, Strong
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There can be no peace without understanding.
~Senegalese proverb Related posts:Quotes to live byWeak seek revenge, Strong forgive, Wise ignore.You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean;
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
~Kenyan proverb Related posts:The time is always right to do the right thing.Walt Disney QuotesYou must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an
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A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.
~Kenyan proverb Related posts:Top Quotes William Arthur WardMohammad (PBUH) QuotesEnglish proverbs collectionThe pen is mightier than the sword.American Proverb CollectionHe who begins many
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
~ African proverb Related posts:Most Popular Socrates QuotesWisdom begins in wonder.A danger foreseen is half-avoided.American Proverb CollectionDo not confine your children to your
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Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
~ Guinean proverb Related posts:It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
~ Ethiopian proverb Related posts:Bill Gates QuotesEnglish proverbs collectionBargain Proverb CollectionAfrican Quotes on LearningTraveling is learning.An army of sheep led by a lion
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Traveling is learning.
~Kenyan Proverb Related posts:Walt Disney QuotesChinese Proverb CollectionHe who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a
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Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
~ Swahili proverb Related posts:Bill Gates QuotesIf you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.African Quotes
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By crawling a child learns to stand.
African Proverbs Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesI cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.There comes a time when silence is betrayal.Our
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After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.
Italian Proverb Related posts:Doing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness.Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only
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He who begins many things finishes but few.
German Proverb Related posts:FamilyQuotes to live byHappiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.Knowledge will
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Better no law than laws not enforced.
Italian Proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesFamilyKnowledge will give you power, but character respect.Do something right no one remembers, do something wrong no one
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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied.
~African Proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesDo something right no one remembers, do something wrong no one forgets.Happiness is given way too much importance
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A patient man will eat ripe fruit.
~ African proverb Related posts:Quotes by Abraham LincolnMark Twain QuotesThe pen is mightier than the sword.Don’t open a shop unless you like to
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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
~ African proverb Related posts:Chinese Proverb CollectionDon’t open a shop unless you like to smile.Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.To know
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Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:Most Popular Aristotle QuotesTrue knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.Examine what is said, not him who speaks.American Proverb
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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:Walt Disney QuotesLines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. Ju…African
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as yo…If
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
‒Chinese Proverb Related posts:Most Popular Aristotle QuotesIf you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be
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The pen is mightier than the sword.
English proverb Related posts:Father and ChildQuotes to live byMost Popular Aristotle QuotesNo one is free when others are oppressed.Worthless people live only to
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Italian Proverb Collection
A wise man cares not for that which he cannot have. After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
Spanish Proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesTrue Wisdom exists in knowing that you know nothing.Top Quotes of SocratesTop Quotes of AristotleWisdom begins in wonder.Data
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Bargain like a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.
~ Hungarian Proverb Related posts:Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.Don’t open a
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Make your bargain before beginning to plow.
Arab Proverb Related posts:English proverbs collectionBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Don’t open a shop unless you like
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.
Arab Proverb Related posts:SistersWalt Disney QuotesAm I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?Nelson Mandela QuotesQuotes of Rabindranath TagoreAmerican Proverb CollectionDo
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Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Arab Proverb Related posts:Top Quotes William Arthur WardBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Don’t open a shop unless
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Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:Top Quotes of Steve JobsBest Steve Jobs QuotesThe pen is mightier than the sword.Learning is a treasure that will follow
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
~ Swahili proverb Related posts:Jim Morrison QuotesThe pen is mightier than the sword.He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he
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Bargain Proverb Collection
Bargain like a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman. ~ Hungarian Proverb Life is the greatest bargain – we get it for nothing.
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English proverbs collection
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.” When someone has done something bad to you, trying to get revenge will only make things worse.
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A danger foreseen is half-avoided.
Cheyenne Proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesIt is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:Vincent van Gogh QuotesQuotes of Rabindranath TagoreBetter no law than laws not enforced.African Quotes on FoodTraveling is learning.Brothers love each
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:Most Popular Aristotle QuotesTop Quotes of Mahatma GandhiI cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.Walt Disney QuotesA danger
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Chinese Proverb Collection
Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile. Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown. Give a man a
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
English proverb If you have an enemy, pretend to be friends with them instead of openly fighting with them. That way you
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Because he lost his reputation, he lost a kingdom.
~ Ethiopian proverb Related posts:Thomas A. Edison QuotesChinese Proverb CollectionDon’t open a shop unless you like to smile.To know the road ahead, ask
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African Quotes on Learning
Learning expands great souls. ~ Namibian proverb To get lost is to learn the way. ~ African proverb By crawling a child learns
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Irish Proverb Collection
A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing. A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied. A hair on the head
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Native American Quotes
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Japanese Proverbs
Related posts:Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.There comes a time when silence is betrayal.Our lives
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Turkish proverbs
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.
Hebrew Proverb Related posts:Beware the barrenness of a busy life.Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks
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African Proverbs on Friendship
To be without a friend is to be poor indeed. ~ Tanzanian proverb Hold a true friend with both hands. ~ African proverb
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African Quotes on Unity and Community
Unity is strength, division is weakness. ~ Swahili proverb Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~ Bondei proverb It takes a village to
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Random Provebs
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A tree wont fall with a single blow.
Turkish Proverb Related posts:English proverbs collectionKeep your friends close and your enemies closer.Chinese Proverb CollectionHe who asks is a fool for five minutes,
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African proverbs on Peace and Leadership
Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ~Kenyan proverb War has no eyes ~ Swahili saying When a king has good
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American Proverb Collection
A clear conscience is a good pillow. A contented mind is a continual feast. A good son makes a good husband. A harvest
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Dig the well before you’re thirsty.
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Proverb Collection
Ask advice only of your equals. Danish Proverb Anger is the only thing to put off until tomorrow. Czech Proverb The big thieves
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African Proverbs on Money, Wealth, Riches and Poverty
Make some money but don’t let money make you. ~ Tanzania It is no shame at all to work for money. ~ Africa
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African Quotes on Food
As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it. ~Amharic Proverb The forest not
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Brothers love each other when they are equally rich.
~ African proverb Related posts:Family and FriendsBest FriendsFather and ChildDepth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintanceLearning is a treasure that
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If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success.
~ Ute proverb Related posts:Family and FriendsBest FriendsFather and ChildBrothersSistersBe slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and
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Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.
Japanese Proverbs Related posts:True Wisdom exists in knowing that you know nothing.I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.Top Quotes
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Proverb Collection
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