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The Lion King | 55
Meaning:
You can go first but you can arrive the last
Congo Brazzaville: (Lingala language)
“Ko kende liboso esa kokoma té »
The Lion King | 55
African
Proverbs
Meaning:
If you are able
to feed in the
morning, it
means you have
worked well in the
evening
Congo
Brazzaville:
(Lari language)
“Wa dia pari
mayela nkokela”
Meaning:
He who
destroys others
destroys
himself
Yoruba:
Abanijé n ba
ara rè jé
Senegal:
“Un œuf ne lutte
pas avec un
caillou”.
Meaning:
An egg doesn’t
fight with a rock.
Nigeria:
(Igbo Language)
Obere mmanwu
na-akpa ike maka
na ijere anoghi
nso.
Meaning:
The mediocre
brags in the
absence of the
grand masters.
Guinea
Conakry:
En Afrique
lorsqu’un vieux
meurt, c’est une
bibliothèque qui
brûle.
Meaning:
In Africa, an old
man who dies
is a library that
burns