143 Ghanaian Proverbs / Page 5
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One lie ruins a thousand truths.82.
One palm nut cannot be peeled twice.83.
One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.84.
One strong man does not catch another strong man.85.
Only the fool points at his origins with his left hand.86.
Only when you have crossed the river, can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout.87.
People working on the slope of a mountain do not look at the buttocks of one another.88.
Rain beats on a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots.89.
Rain wets a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots.90.
Since the beggar would come any way, it's best to invite him first.91.
The "obereku" bird should be eaten hot.92.
The army of the palm tree is its branches.93.
The blood soup made of one palm nut is shared in little drops.94.
The chicken also knows when it's morning, but still watches the mouth of the cock.95.
The family is like the forest: if you are outside, it is dense; if you are inside, you see that each tree has its own position.96.
The goat says: "Nobody willingly walks to his own death."97.
The goat says: "They bought my mother, not I."98.
The goat says: "What will come has already come."99.
The goat says: "Where there is blood, there is plenty of food."100.
The good wife at her husband's home, the other one is at her parent's home.