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Kmtyw Proverbs in Translation-gctid48157

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Akua Ma'at

#45
May 15, 2012, 06:18 PM
As you bring up a child so will he be.

Swahili proverb
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Akua Ma'at

#46
May 15, 2012, 06:20 PM
A wise man fills his brains before emptying his mouth.

Kenyan proverb
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Akua Ma'at

#47
Jun 15, 2012, 08:33 PM
"When the fool is told a proverb, its meaning has to be explained to him"

Ashanti
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Akua Ma'at

#48
Jun 15, 2012, 08:34 PM
You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla

Congo (group unknown)
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Akua Ma'at

#49
Jun 15, 2012, 08:47 PM
The hen with baby chicks doesn't swallow the worm.

Sukuma
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Akua Ma'at

#50
Jun 15, 2012, 08:49 PM
Cows are born with ears; later they grow horns.

Nuba-Tira (Sudan)
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Akua Ma'at

#51
Jun 15, 2012, 08:51 PM
What is in the stomach carries what is in the head.

Bukusu (Kenya)
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Akua Ma'at

#52
Jun 15, 2012, 08:53 PM
"He is a fool whose sheep runs away twice."

Oji
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Akua Ma'at

#53
Jun 15, 2012, 09:07 PM
"Everybody loves a fool, but nobody wants him for a son."

Malinke proverb
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Akua Ma'at

#54
Jun 15, 2012, 09:08 PM
"You are beautiful; but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty."

Congo proverb
"Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one's time." ~ Ptahhotep


"A man's mind is elevated to the status of the women he associates with." ~ Alexandre Dumas


"If another people rest on your ignorance--and they do--they will educate you into ignorance."- Dr. Amos Wilson

Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé

#55
Jul 26, 2012, 10:44 PM
"The only hard thing, rather one of the two hard things, is knowing your  purpose in this world. The other which is harder, is not to corrupt it  after knowing what your purpose is"
(Kmtyw Proverbs and Wisdom: A Collection for Every Day of the Year,  From More Than Forty Kmtyw Nations, p. 153, Julia Stewart, 1997)
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