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Haunited snakes proverbs-gctid48301

Started by Akua Ma'at, Dec 31, 2011, 02:55 AM

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Hakki da ka rena slii kan soni maka ido.

The grass which you disregard will injure your
eye.

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"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

Rua ba su yami banza.

Water does not get bitter without a cause.

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"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

Yawa shi kan sa zarre ya ja duchi.

Quantity makes the cotton draw a stone.
Unity is strength.

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"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

Makafo ya rassa ido, ya cbe ido na wari.

The blind man lacks eyes, he says eyes stink.

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"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

Rashin sani ya fi dare duhu.
"Lack of knowledge is darker than the night."
"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

kunkurru ya so dambe, ba shi da yasa.
"The tortoise wishes to fight with his fist, but he has no fingers."
"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

Woni tsuntsu ya ke gudu rua, awuagwa rua ta ke nema.
"Some birds avoid water. The duck searches for 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."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Garaje ba ƙarfi ba.
"Haste is not strength."
"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

Samu ya fi rashi.
"Having is better than wanting."
"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

Zamma dubara, ta fi karafi.
"Stratagem is better than brute force."
"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

A yi, a gamma, ta fi takamma, gobe a koma.
"To do, to finish, is better than "don't care, come back tomorrow."

Explanation: Seize the moment and relish in the opportunity to see a task through to its completion.

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Tsuntsu da ya kirra'n rua, shi rua kan diika.
"The bird that calls out for rain, the rain strikes it."

Explanation: Sometimes you get what you ask for. Be ready, for it may exceed one's expectations.
"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

Ta fi chikka kasua'n munafukai.
"The market of evildoers is always fullest."
"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

Ganni ya fi ji.
"Seeing is better than hearing."

Explanation: First-hand, direct knowledge of a thing is preferable to hearsay.
"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

Sai anbatta akan nemi mashiggi.
"One only seeks a guide when one has lost the road."
"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

Much needed wisdom right here...........
"Intellectuals ought to study the past not for the pleasure they find in so doing, but to derive lessons from it"