Category: Ghanaian Proverbs
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Log and water
Adinkra howEvEr long a log stays in thE watEr it will nEvEr bEComE a CroCodilE. English However long a log stays in the water it will never become a crocodile.
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Elephant and the jungle
Adinkra if thErE wErE no ElEphant in thE junglE, thE buffalo would bE a grEat animal. English If there were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal.
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Service
Adinkra lEt not what you Cannot do dEtEr you from what you Can do. English Let not what you cannot do deter you from what you can do.
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Fall
Adinkra do not look whErE you fEll but whErE you slippEd. English Do not look where you fell but where you slipped.
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Calm water
Adinkra it is thE Calm and silEnt watEr that drowns a man. English It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
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Truth
Adinkra noCqarEC ye ayarECsa. Akan (Twi) Nokware ye ayaresa. English Truth is a cure.
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Fofo and greed
Adinkra thE wEalth of thE grEEdy ultimatEly goEs to thE Community. English The wealth of the greedy ultimately goes to the community.
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Kwatakye Atiko
Adinkra a man who pays rEspECt to thE grEat pavEs thE way for his own grEatnEss. English A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness.
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Hunger
Adinkra hungEr is fElt by thE workEr and king alikE. English Hunger is felt by the worker and King alike.
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Stranger
Adinkra a strangEr dancEs; hE doEs not sing. English A stranger dances; he does not sing.