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Started by Akua Ma'at, Dec 27, 2011, 02:03 PM

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Jan 05, 2018, 04:35 AM #45
Ame ɖeka memua adido o.
"One person does not fell the baobab tree."

Explanation: Difficult tasks are the work of a determined collective, rather than that of a lone individual. This is also the principle of ujima, collective work and responsibility.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Jan 05, 2018, 04:36 AM #46
Avu be amidzẽ vivina na ye gake eɖaɖae glo ye.
"The dog says he enjoys palm oil but he cannot prepare it."

Explanation: Though we desire many things, some are simply beyond our capacity.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Jan 05, 2018, 04:36 AM #47
Aʋa glo, ʋu meɖi o.
"The battle is lost, the drums are silent."

Explanation: We are often silent in the face of defeat, loss, or even our own mistakes. In fact, these are the moments where we should increase our efforts, as these are opportunities to learn and grow.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Jan 05, 2018, 04:36 AM #48
Amea deke metsɔa anyidzefe wɔa mlɔfe o.
"Nobody makes the place he fell his sleeping bed."

Explanation: Learn from your mistakes and keep it moving.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Jan 05, 2018, 04:59 AM #49
Words of wisdom. 
"Intellectuals ought to study the past not for the pleasure they find in so doing, but to derive lessons from it"
Jan 11, 2018, 06:24 PM #50
Agbledela meɖoa ku o.
"The farmer does not call for a drought."

Explanation: One does not wish for a thing that will bring misery upon one's own head.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen
Jan 14, 2018, 01:36 AM #51
Ŋkeke meɖea emenyawo fiana o.
   "The day does not reveal what is within it."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Apr 12, 2018, 12:22 AM #52
Dzudzɔdzɔ mele alifo o.

"There is no rest in the middle of a journey."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen
Apr 13, 2018, 02:12 AM #53
Tsidzadza megaklona yia dzi o.

"The rain that has fallen does not go back into the sky."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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May 04, 2018, 07:16 PM #54
Nunya la avemexevie, ame ɖeka melénɛ o.

"Knowledge is like the forest bird, one person cannot catch it."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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May 04, 2018, 07:17 PM #55
Amegaxi metsoaa fia na alẽ o.

"The sheep is never guiltless at the court of the leopard."

Meaning: One's enemies are deeply vested one's suffering. Even the virtuous can be the victims of unwarranted assaults.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen
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