143 Ghanaian Proverbs / Page 13
- 121. Two small antelopes can beat one big one.
- 122. We must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward; so we understand why and how we came to be who we are today.
- 123. What is bad luck for one man is good luck for another.
- 124. What people get by hard work they don't get for their neighbors.
- 125. When a deceiving man tells you to climb a tree, tell him to climb it first. If he finds a comfortable spot you can follow him.
- 126. When a king has good counsellors, his reign is peaceful.
- 127. When a man is coming toward you, you need not say, "Come here."
- 128. When a man is wealthy he may wear an old cloth.
- 129. When a man's coat is threadbare, it is easy to pick a hole in it.
- 130. When a woman is hungry, she says, "Roast something for the children that they may eat."
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