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Moo maŋ timma.
“No one is complete.”
-Mandinka proverb
Explanation: No one has attained perfection.
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Dume nyo mesɔa aƒe o.
“A comfortable foreign home cannot be compared to your real home.”
-Ewe proverb
Explanation: Those things which truly belong to you, including those things derived from your tradition, will often retain a value that alien things or traditions lack.
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Asoowo kappe aamataa tural.
“One who uproots cassava cannot avoid bending.”
-Fulani proverb
Explanation: One must be willing to sacrifice in order to get what they want.
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I am daily reminded of the truthfulness of this proverb.
Ọgbọ́n ní ńpẹ́ kó tó ran ẹni; wèrè kì í gbèé ran èèyàn; wèrè Ìbàdàn ló ran ará Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́.
“Only wisdom takes a long time to rub off on others; imbecility does not take long to affect others; it is the imbecility plaguing Ibadan people that rubbed off on the people of Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́.
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Rahisi kuwa mwema kama huchokozwi.
“It is easy to be good if you are not provoked.”
-Swahili proverb
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