Même si l’oreille est très près, elle n’entend pas une fourmi qui passe (Proverbe Ewe – Ghana, Togo).
Even if the ear is very close, she does not hear a passing ant (Ewe proverb – Ghana, Togo).
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Que dit-on a l’ennemi? / What do we say to the Ennemy?
En vain l’oeil regarde l’arachide, il ne peut la devorer (proverbe Minah – Togo). – Se dit à un ennemi.
In vain the eye looks at the peanut, but cannot devour it (Minah proverb – Togo). – Said to an ennemy.
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Proverbe sur l’aide qui ne dépend pas du status / Proverb on Everyone Needing Help
La faim a fait sortir le serpent de son trou (Proverbe Sotho – Lesotho, South Africa). – Même un riche cherche de l’aide dans la détresse.
Hunger brought the snake out of its hole (Sotho proverb – Lesotho, South Africa). – Even a rich man seeks help in time of need.
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Proverbe sur les familiarités / Proverb on Familiarity
L’oeil ne mange pas l’orange, mais il sait qu’elle est douce (Proverbe Mandingue – Mali, Guinée, Côte d’Ivoire). – Entre familiers on se connaît.
The eye does not eat the orange, but it knows that it is sweet (Mandinka proverb – Mali, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire). – Among familiar people, we know each other.
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Proverbe Burundais sur l’omnipresence de Dieu / Burundi Proverb on God’s Omnipresence
Dieu garde le troupeau en ton absence (Proverbe Kirundi – Burundi).
God keeps the flock in your absence (Kirundi proverb – Burundi).
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Proverbe Douala sur la prudence / Duala Proverb on Prudence
Quand l’oiseau ne connait pas l’arbre, il ne va pas s’y reposer (proverbe Douala – Cameroun). – Ne visitez que les bons voisins.
When the bird does not know the tree, it does not rest there (Duala proverb – Cameroon). – Only visit good neighbors.
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Proverb about One’s Undoing
People bring about their own undoing through their tongues (Ancient Egypt proverb).
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Proverbe malgache / Malagasy Proverb
Les morts ne sont vraiment morts que lorsque les vivants les ont oubliés (proverbe malgache – Madagascar).
The dead are only dead when the living have forgotten about them (Malagasy proverb – Madagascar).
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Ancient Egyptian Wisdom on Experience
Not the greatest Master can go even one step for his disciple; in himself he must experience each stage of developing consciousness. Therefore he will know nothing for which he is not ripe (Ancient Egyptian proverb).
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Proverbe sur l’Absence/ Proverb on Being Absent
Quand les herbes envahissent une parcelle, c’est que le propriétaire est absent (Proverbe Bahumbu – République Démocratique du Congo (RDC)). Une fois parti, on ne pense plus à vous.
When weeds take over a parcel of land, that means that the owner is absent (Bahumbu proverb – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)). – Once gone, nobody thinks about you anymore.
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