22 December 2000 | A Quarter of an hour is worth more than a thousand gold coins. |
21 December 2000 | Alone a youth runs fast, with an elder slow, but together they go far. |
19 December 2000 | Charity is a silent prayer. |
18 December 2000 | A man's heart is not a sack open to all. |
15 December 2000 | A mother is like a kernel, crushed by problems but strong enough to overcome them. |
14 December 2000 | Do not put your head in front of your words. |
13 December 2000 | An empty sack cannot stand. |
12 December 2000 | The heart is not a knee, it does not bend. |
11 December 2000 | When your beard appears, childhood disappears. |
07 December 2000 | The same water never runs into the same river. |
06 December 2000 | An undecided man is the worst disaster of the village. |
05 December 2000 | Where there is abundance, there is poverty. |
04 December 2000 | Who has no past, has no future. |
01 December 2000 | If you are injured by a thorn, you will be healed by a thorn. |
30 November 2000 | Where a river flows, there is abundance. |
27 November 2000 | Hearing is not seeing. |
24 November 2000 | A generous man must eat if he wants to continue to be one. |
23 November 2000 | Words can kill before arms. |
22 November 2000 | A village without elderly is like a tree without roots. |
20 November 2000 | Intelligence is a fruit picked in the nieghbour's garden. |
17 November 2000 | Who created thunder does not fear it. |
16 November 2000 | Eyes watch but cannot take. |
15 November 2000 | When your neighbour is wrong you point a finger, but when you are wrong you hide. |
14 November 2000 | You only understand the joys of parenthood when you have your first child, you only understand the mystery of death when in mourning. |
13 November 2000 | Equality is not easy, but superiority is painful. |
10 November 2000 | The monkey is a thief because it does not work. |
08 November 2000 | You think of water when the well is empty. |
07 November 2000 | If you really love something, your fate is in its hands. |
06 November 2000 | It is easier to transport a termite hill than have authority in a village. |
03 November 2000 | One should not beg with a basket. |
02 November 2000 | Who has shoes does not fear thorns. |
31 October 2000 | Drums are never beat without reason. |
30 October 2000 | Eggs and metal should not be put in the same sack. |
27 October 2000 | The youth walks faster than the elderly but the elderly knows the road. |
26 October 2000 | The bird has no nest, but a branch to rest on. |
24 October 2000 | What appears beautiful is not always good for you. |
23 October 2000 | Study without reflection is a waste of time, reflection without study is dangerous. |
20 October 2000 | Those who sacrifice their conscience to ambition burn a painting to obtain ashes. |
19 October 2000 | Who does not know the path should ask. |
18 October 2000 | The heart is not a knee, it does not bend. |
17 October 2000 | A trial between brothers has no winners or losers. |
16 October 2000 | Rumours generate misunderstandings. |
13 October 2000 | One glass can ruin all the beer. |
12 October 2000 | It is easy to pull a thorn out of someone else's skin. |
11 October 2000 | The wise man never takes a step too long for his leg. |
10 October 2000 | The river swells with the contribution of the small streams. |
09 October 2000 | If your corn field is far from your home, the birds will eat your corn. |
06 October 2000 | What the people think cannot be denied. |
05 October 2000 | Those who do not listen to the voice of the elderly are like trees without roots. |
03 October 2000 | An abundance of food at your neighbour's will not satisfy your hunger. |
29 September 2000 | 'War has no eyes.' |
28 September 2000 | 'If a father does not cultivate, the son does not inherit land.' |
27 September 2000 | 'Beating drums is fun, but also tiring.' |
26 September 2000 | 'Only God generates, man only educates.' |
25 September 2000 | 'You learn how to cut down trees cutting them down.' |
20 September 2000 | 'A wrong step by the leader is a warning for those following.' |
19 September 2000 | 'When in someone else's home leave your defects at the door.' |
18 September 2000 | 'It is better to be kind to our neighbours than to cross the world to offer incense to our ancestors.' |
15 September 2000 | 'Happiness is like a field you can harvest every season.' |
14 September 2000 | 'You do not run into mountains, but people yes.' |
13 September 2000 | 'If you want something, you must work for it.' |
12 September 2000 | 'The earth is not an inheritance of our fathers, nor one for our sons.' |
11 September 2000 | 'A friend is someone who walks by your side.' |
8 September 2000 | 'A fire cannot be wrapped with paper.' |
6 September 2000 | 'If you educate a woman, you have educated a population.' |
4 September 2000 | 'The leopard does not eat fish (explanation: the chief does not handle irrelevant problems).' |
31 August 2000 | 'The chief's wisdom is a mesh of old stories, good and bad.' |
30 August 2000 | 'You can see the source of a river, but not that of a clan.' |
29 August 2000 | 'The frog does not tire in the water.' |
28 August 2000 | 'Who built the drum knows best what is inside.' |
25 August 2000 | 'You take a bull by the horns and a man by his words.' |
24 August 2000 | 'The sore is cured but the scar remains.' |
23 August 2000 | 'When you eat an egg do not insult the chicken.' |
22 August 2000 | 'Wearing a mended dress is better than being naked.' |
21 August 2000 | 'God does not ask to withstand more than is possible.' |
18 August 2000 | 'Once the manioca is in your stomach it's gone.' |
17 August 2000 | 'To start a fight, one does not bring a knife that cuts but a needle that sews.' |
16 August 2000 | 'A village united in fraternity is prosperous.' |
11 August 2000 | 'A village without elderly is unhappy.' |
10 August 2000 | 'When you need to make an important decision, never do it alone, choose the right people.' |
08 August 2000 | 'A fool is like a wanderer lost on a path.' |
07 August 2000 | 'The wind effects leaves, while violence men.' |
14 July 2000 | 'When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.' |
13 July 2000 | 'One speaks badly of the absent but fears the present.' |
12 July 2000 | 'Eggs and metal do not go in the same basket.' |
11 July 2000 | 'You can hide a mark on your skin, but not a defect.' |
10 July 2000 | 'What is hanging up, cannot be reached sitting down.' |
7 July 2000 | 'The heart is a locket that does not open easily. Duala proverb. |
6 July 2000 | Money is like the waters of a swelling river, it flows away.' |
5 July 2000 | 'The laziness of youths is worse than war.' |
3 July 2000 | 'Every course of water has its source.' |
30 June 2000 | 'The turtle does not suffer when running.' |
28 June 2000 | 'The dog never forgets its owner.' |
27 June 2000 | 'You do not beat a drum with one finger.' |
26 June 2000 | 'Who walks in the mud, at some point must clean his feet.' |
23 June 2000 | 'Who gets lost in the forest takes it out on who leads him back to the right road.' |
22 June 2000 | 'You are not born a leader, you become one.' |
21 June 2000 | 'Where there is a hippopotamus, be careful when passing with a pirogue.' |
16 June 2000 | 'Who eats too much, will then be sick.' |
15 June 2000 | 'Who takes a hut, also takes the rats and cockroaches.' |
14 June 2000 | 'Hunger makes the big fish come out of hiding in the great river.' |
13 June 2000 | 'The predator lands on an unknown tree.' |
12 June 2000 | 'The venemous snake cannot be seen in the Savannah.' |
09 June 2000 | 'Do not grab your heel until the ant has bitten you.' |
08 June 2000 | 'You cannot hear a baby cry in the mother's womb.' |
07 June 2000 | 'Authority is in generosity.' |
06 June 2000 | 'The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry.' |
05 June 2000 | 'The mouse says: I dig a hole without a hoe; the snake says: I climb a tree without arms.' |
31 May 2000 | 'The mouth does not eat if the feet do not walk and the hands work.' |
30 May 2000 | 'To form a dog is the ruin of education. ' |
29 May 2000 | 'The hyena sleeps with the sheep.' |
26 May 2000 | 'During a storm you seek shelter under a tree and not the clouds.' |
25 May 2000 | 'You cannot handle fire with your hands.' |
24 May 2000 | 'Every hill has its leopard.' |
23 May 2000 | 'A goat does not always graze in the same place. ' |
22 May 2000 | 'In the great river there are large and small fish. ' |
12 May 2000 | 'Who owns too much, remains unhappy.' |
11 May 2000 | 'The cultivator is alone, but those who eat are many.' |
10 May 2000 | 'The leopard does not sleep on a dry branch.' |
09 May 2000 | 'A real family eats the same cornmeal.' |
08 May 2000 | 'If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.' |
04 May 2000 | 'The day does not return.' |
03 May 2000 | 'A puppy must not confront a large animal.' |
28 Apr 2000 | 'If you carry the egg basket do not dance.' |
26 Apr 2000 | 'Where the rooster crows there is a village.' |
24 Apr 2000 | 'Before killing the chicken carefully observe the character of your guest. ' |
25 Feb 2000 | ‘One rind is enough to tie a thousand pieces of wood’. |
24 Feb 2000 | 'If you want to lean on a tree, first make sure it can hold you'. |
23 Feb 2000 | ‘One piece of green wood is enough to stop the others from burning’. |
21 Feb 2000 | Who follows the elephant will have no problems. |
18 Feb 2000 | ‘Money can even corrupt the virtuous’. |
17 Feb 2000 | 'Only a fool believes that the clouds obscure the splendour of the moon. It has shined behind them for eternity'. |
16 Feb 2000 | 'The wind does not break a tree that can bend'. |
15 Feb 2000 | 'The elephant dies, but his tusks remain'. |
14 Feb 2000 | ‘Only the owner can free his home from mice’. |
11 Feb 2000 | ‘Even your dog knows the homes of your friends’. |
10 Feb 2000 | 'If the rhythm of the drum beat changes, the dance step must adapt'. |
09 Feb 2000 | 'A stolen object does not fill one's heart with joy'. |
08 Feb 2000 | 'No one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach'. |
07 Feb 2000 | 'Those who get on the same pirogue, have the same aspirations'. |
31 Jan 2000 | "Those who arrive to the spring first, drink the purest water". |
28 Jan 2000 | ‘To guess is cheap, to guess wrong is expensive’. |
27 Jan 2000 | 'The thread follows the needle'. |
25 Jan 2000 | 'Milestone cornmeal unites families' |
24 Jan 2000 | 'The wind helps those without an axe to cut wood'. |
21 Jan 2000 | ‘The moon lightens well but leaves certain areas in the dark’. |
19 Jan 2000 | ‘Though the leopard is fierce, it does not devour its cubs’. |
14 Jan 2000 | 'A raindrop does not spare the head of the notable'. |
13 Jan 2000 | 'A son will be what he was taught'. |
12 Jan 2000 | 'Even the small leopard is called leopard'. |
11 Jan 2000 | 'Sweet and sour walk hand in hand'. |
10 Jan 2000 | 'We rest our legs, but never our mouths'. |
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