143 Ghanaian Proverbs / Page 11
- 101. The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
 - 102. The left hand washes the right and the right washes the left.
- 103. The monkey says there is nothing better than poverty to unlearn man of his conceit.
- 104. The moon moves slowly, but it gets across the town.
- 105. The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
- 106. The prickly branches of the palm tree do not show preference even to friends.
- 107. The rain wets the leopard's spots but does not wash them off.
- 108. The responsibility of power is like holding an egg. Grasp it too tightly and it will drip through your fingers; hold it too loosely and it will drop and break.
- 109. The rich man may wear old clothes.
- 110. The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.
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