143 Ghanaian Proverbs / Page 4
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It is only one bad palm tree that spoils the whole lot of palm wine.62.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.63.
It is the fool whose own tomatoes are sold to him.64.
It is the fool's sheep that break loose twice.65.
It is the wife who knows her husband.66.
It's the fool's sheep that breaks loose twice.67.
Little palm tree, stop crying, you child is the tall palm tree.68.
Look to the past to help us move forward in the future.69.
Marriage is like a groundnut: you have to crack them to see what is inside.70.
Misfortune does not restrict his visits to one day.71.
Money is sharper than a sword.72.
Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.73.
No one boasts of what belongs to another.74.
No one tests the depth of the river with both feet.75.
Nobody is shamed twice.76.
One camel does not make fun of another camel's hump.77.
One cannot both feast and become rich.78.
One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.79.
One is born, one dies; the land increases.80.
One knows even when one neighbor's bread is in the oven.