1. An agama lizard in the village will always remain an agama in town. – Abbey
2. Your beauty will take you there, but your character will bring you back. In Twi (wo ahoofe de wo beko.. na wo suban de wo be ba) – Lina
3. Two rams can not drink from the same bowl they will lock horns.
4. The child that does not let the mother sleep at night shall not sleep either.
5. Nobody holds the cow by its horn whiles another milks it. – Ike
6. A quite son seats at the thrown of his fathers – Kayode Abiola
7. A man that lives near the river will not use spit to wash his hands
8. A dog that wants to go astray will not wait to listen to the voice of the master
9. Any river that forgets its source will definitely dry up – Frank Yugo
10. When you are lost, do not walk fast – Matengu Katukula
11. No matter how a person is,he too can see the sky. – Akeem
12. Quitters never win, Winners never quit, so keep on moving – Oduigwe Okala
13. It is said that the life of a brave man is always short – Anthony Claret
14. The rabbit that stays in a hole must be ready to face the hunter’s fire – Odiri O. Orkeh
15. The measure of a man lies not in riches or intellect, but in his relation with the Creator – Maj Wambebe
16. None is richer than the one who has peace of mind – none.m – Maj Wambebe
17. He that learn to eat without reservation must learn to starve” – odion aloba
18. If you fail to plan , you will plan to fail – kolawole kayode
19. A man should not swallow poison because he is afraid to spit and offend others. – Anonymous
20. Hurry, hurry has no blessing – in Swahili (Haraka Haraka haina baraka) – Mambo Kijengetile
21. “Pray for what you need, but always work for what you want” – Nguz a Karl-i-Bond,Junior
22. “Ayom ma odong chen nyero” yib lawade.”A monkey left behind laughs at the others tail.”(little does he know that his own tail is longer and probably bushier) ACHOLI PROVERB.- Acop Esther
23. When it is all well with an adult he announces that he has tobacco in his mouth – bro. kuu-ireme s. Godwin
24. The search of a black fowl should always be done before darkness falls. – Elume Delklause
25. As a crab walks,so walk its children. – Anonymous
26. Tribal marks give unpleasantness when delivered but their long term effects is beauty. – Sunday Taiwo
27. Before You go out with a widow , you must first ask her what killed the husband. – Frank Ekeigwe
28. He who married the fathers wife, had a child with her, and called him Iheanacho,should know that he knows what happened to the father. – Frank Ekeigwe
29. The stomach does not allow the feet to rest – Udensi Okorie
30. No-matter how old you are, you can never be older than your father. Submitted by Arusi Prince Obi
31. There are many fish in the sea, but only one rocked my boat – Katie Russel
32. No matter how hungry one is, he can never bite his tongue.
33. No one looks for a needle in a rush.
34. Before you remove a dirt from one’s eye, remove the one in your eye first.
35. Before you pinch one, pinch yourself first.
36. The sharp knife does not always have a good head. – Stan C
37. He who eats with devil use to eat with long spoon. In IGBO; onye nya-na ndi muo na-eri nri na eji ogologo ngazi. – Fidelis Uzoetoh
38. There’s no wise neighbor who can wail louder over the death that has occurred in the neighbor’s compound than the neighbor himself. – Godfrey
39. “Half education is more dangerous than no education” – Chris Ukaobasi
40. IF YOU EAT FRIED CORN AND GROUNDNUT (PEANUTS) AND YOU DON’T FEEL ITS TASTINESS, THEN BLAME YOUR ROTTEN TEETH.
41. A USELESS ADULT IS THE ONE THAT SLEEPS IN THE LIVING ROOM WITH CHILDREN.
42. NO ONE HAS MORE THAN ONE MOTHER.
43. NO MATTER HOW BAD YOUR ROTTEN TEETH IS, IT IS THE SAME YOU USE TO CHEW ALL MEATS.
44. “WHEN THE RAIN FALLS ON A LEOPARD IT DOES NOT WASH IT SKIN AWAY”- Okelola Olagoke
45. “IT IS ONLY A MAD MAN THAT GOES TO BED WITH HIS ROOF ON FIRE”- Okelola Olagoke
46. ” HE WHO FIGHTS A MAD MAN , HE HIM SELF IS MAD” – Okelola Olagoke
47. A MEAT THAT HAS FAT WILL PROVE IT BY THE HEAT OF FIRE
48. “NO MATTER HOW MIGHTY AND STRONG A TREE IS, IT WILL ALWAYS DANCE TO THE TUNE OF THE WIND” – – okelola olamigoke
49. BE READY,FOR HE WHO LIFTS UP A FINGER AT OTHERS, WITH CONTEMPT WILL SURELY DO SAME TO YOU. – archibong eyo
50. WHEN IT COMES TO MOB JUSTICE, COWARDS INCLUDED JOIN IN STONE THROWING – Geoffrey Keroti
51. A STURBORN CHICKEN LEARNS IT LESSON IN A HOT POT OF SOUP. – Archibong Eyo Okon
52. THE CRAB DOES NOT BITE,IT IS ITS HANDSHAKE THAT HURTS – nii-adotey
53. BEING TALLER THAN YOUR FATHER, DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE OLDER THAN HIM.
54. THE FOREST THOUGH LOOKS THICK, WHEN ONE APPROACHES IT, ONE SEES THAT EACH TREE IS ON IT’S OWN.
55. THE MEAT OF THE SWINE TASTE BETTER WHEN IT IS EATTEN FRESH FROM THE VILLAGE OVEN AND IS HOT.
56. ABOVE: proverbs from Akan Communities in Ghana submitted by Harold Akyempong
57. WHAT CAN A STICK DO WHEN I HAVE ALREADY SWALLOWED THE GONG?
58. IF YOU SEE A MAN GOING TO HIS FARM IN KENTE CLOTH, DONT JUMP INTO CONCLUSION THAT HE IS VERY RICH, PROBABLY THAT MIGHT BE HIS ONLY CLOTH AVAILABLE.
59. IF YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN, WOMEN TAUNT YOU.
60. POVERTY IS MADNESS.
61. MAN CAME TO THE WORLD TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION BUT NOT TO COMPLETE EVERYTHING.
62. IF AN ENEMY LEARNS YOUR DANCE, HE/SHE DANCES IT THE CROOKED WAY.
63. ABOVE: Sayings from Fantse Communities in Ghana submitted by Harold Akyempong

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