

Tenkamenin Boateng
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“Ma w’akoma mmra fam berɛ biara a wobɛkasa, na ka nnoɔma a ɛho hia pa ara ho asɛm”
“Keep your heart steady, every moment when you speak, and speak to matters of high import.”
Nana Ptahhotep (Translations by Shemsw Bak MT)“Asɛmpa yɛ tia” or “A good case is argued in brief” Akan Proverb
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Nana Ptahhotep instructs on sticking to the truth, not exceeding it, and focusing on matters of high importance. Earlier in the instructions, Nana advises messengers, “Sɔ nokɔrɛ no mu, mfa biribiara mmata ho” or “Stick to truth; do not exceed it.”
Interestingly, the Akans have a proverb, “Asɛmpa yɛ tia,” or “A good case is argued in brief.” I… Read more
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“Suban papa yɛ sene nkaedum”
“A good nature is better than a monument” Nana Ptah Hotep (Translation by Shemsw Bak MT)
“Suban pa yɛ sene sika” or “A good character is greater than money” Akan Proverb
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“Sɛ wofuntam asaase na nnɔbaeɛ fifiri sɔ fɛfɛɛfɛ a, na Onyame no ma wotwa so aba bebree a nhoahoa wo ho bebree, nkyerɛ wo mfɛfoɔ. Woyɛ komm a wonya animuonyam bebree.”
“If you plow and plants flourish in the field, and God grants an abundant harvest in your hand, do not shoot off your mouth next to your neighbors. Greater respect is attained…
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Wise words from Nana Ptahhotep. As soon as you tell people about your success, people immediately want to pull you down. It seems that the “pull down” mentality is human nature.
My dad said successful people were called Bayifoɔ or a witch when he was growing up. No one cared to inquire why that person became a success; they assumed… Read more -
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