Poll
Welcome to a popular section of our website — African Proverbs POLLs — to encourage participation and interaction. During the last 25 years we have posted 293 ″African Proverbs of the Month” on our website. Every three months we post a POLL of six proverb choices that alternates between two styles. The first POLL uses the statement: “My favorite proverb in the last six months is…” The second POLL uses the statement: “My favorite proverb of the month on “________________” is… We have uses themes of “African Politics,” “animals,” “care of the earth,” “celebrating diversity,” “celebration/happiness/joy,” “children,” “community”, “determination,” “elephants,” “equality, inclusiveness and fairness,” “family and marriage,” “food,” “health care,” “hope,” “hopefulness,” “hospitality ,” ” human rights,” “journeying together,” ”mercy and forgiveness, (part one and part two)” ”mission and reaching out,” “music,” “patience,” “peacebuilding,” “relationships,” “synodality (walking together),” “synodal process,” “togetherness,” “World Cup in South Africa,” “Youth/Young People,” etc. We change the poll every three months. The results of the first 65 Rounds are listed below.
We are now in the 66th Round that covers July-September, 2025. You can vote as many times as you want, but not more than once in a 24 hour period. Welcome.
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June 2009: “Go in that direction” does not mean that you go. To go means, “let’s go together!” Sena (Mozambique) Proverb 33%, 204 votes204 votes 33%204 votes - 33% of all votes
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September 2017: The hoes of two people cultivating together in a field sometimes clash (hit) against each other. Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb. 17%, 103 votes103 votes 17%103 votes - 17% of all votes
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102 votes 17%102 votes - 17% of all votes
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December 2014: It takes a whole village to raise a child. Igbo and Yoruba (Nigeria) Proverb 17%, 102 votes102 votes 17%102 votes - 17% of all votes
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May 2020: Alone, alone, one cannot produce history. Yao (Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania) Proverb 8%, 50 votes50 votes 8%50 votes - 8% of all votes
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August 2014: Two calabashes floating in a basin of water will touch each other, but not damage each other. Ewe (Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria) Proverb 8%, 50 votes50 votes 8%50 votes - 8% of all votes
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August, 2021 African Proverb of the Month Life without courage is like a bicycle without a wheel. Bembe (DR Congo) Proverb 35%, 214 votes214 votes 35%214 votes - 35% of all votes
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July, 2021 African Proverb of the Month The way is in the mouth. Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb 27%, 170 votes170 votes 27%170 votes - 27% of all votes
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May 2021 African Proverb of the Month You earn a living when you try, when you put in an effort. Zigula (Tanzania) Proverb 26%, 164 votes164 votes 26%164 votes - 26% of all votes
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September, 2021 African Proverb of the Month The person who doesn’t know how to groan has not yet been in pain. Gweno (Tanzania) Proverb 4%, 27 votes27 votes 4%27 votes - 4% of all votes
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April 2021 African Proverb of the Month A wise person is the one who listens to counsel. Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb 4%, 22 votes22 votes 4%22 votes - 4% of all votes
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June, 2021 African Proverb of the Month Only the one carrying a needle in his or her clothes knows the discomfort. Luba (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Proverb 4%, 22 votes22 votes 4%22 votes - 4% of all votes
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170 votes 33%170 votes - 33% of all votes
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170 votes 33%170 votes - 33% of all votes
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Jun. 2010: Leave alone a dance you are unable to perform. Lega (Democratic Republic Congo) Proverb 10%, 49 votes49 votes 10%49 votes - 10% of all votes
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42 votes 8%42 votes - 8% of all votes
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Oct. 2008: A deaf ear is followed by death and an ear that listens is followed by blessings. Samburu (Kenya) Proverb 8%, 42 votes42 votes 8%42 votes - 8% of all votes
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August, 2019, It doesn't matter how tall your grandfather was. Medumba (Cameroon) Proverb 8%, 41 vote41 vote 8%41 vote - 8% of all votes