2002 African Proverb of the Month

• Dec. 2002 Proverb: ” From the word of an elder is derived a bone.” – Rwanda (Rwanda) and Rundi (Burundi)
• Nov. 2002 Proverb: ” Words are like bullets; if they escape, you can’t catch them again.” – Wolof (Senegal , Gambia)
• Oct. 2002 Proverb: ” You cannot use a wild banana leaf to shield yourself from the rains and then tear it to pieces later when the rains come to an end.” – Nandi (Kenya)
• Sep. 2002 Proverb: ” Young growing cuttings determine a good harvest of cassava.” – Tonga (Malawi)
• Aug. 2002 Proverb: ” Smoke does not affect honeybees alone; honey-gatherers are also affected.” – Bassa (liberia)
• Jul. 2002 Proverb: “The person who has a light knee can survive longer.” – Toposa (Sudan)
• May/Jun. 2002 Proverb: ” What is in the stomach carries what is in the head.” – Bukusu (Kenya)
• Apr. 2002 Proverb: ” Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd.” – Kuria ( Kenya, Tanzania)
• Mar. 2002 Proverb: ” A fool has many days.” – Tharaka, Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb
• Feb. 2002 Proverb: ” A Tutsi liked to warm himself by the fire; someone else took the bull.” – Zinza ( Tanzania)
• Jan. 2002 Proverb: ” Where there is a will there is a way.” – Shona (Zimbabwe)