Saturday, June 08, 2013

More proverbs!

I have always loved proverbs.  I think they can tell you a lot about a culture, which is why I've enjoyed finding the proverbs credited as Zimbabwean in this little calendar.  Here are some of my favorites:

Every elephant has to carry its own trunk.

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The heart never reaches where it longs to be.

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Politeness is the key to the heart of people.

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Treat the days well and they will treat you well.

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A careful hyena lives a long time

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To climb a mountain, you zigzag.

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Place a grinding store where you come from and where you go to.

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If you begin by walking slowly, you will run at sunset.

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These last two are listed as African, not attributed to one particular country:

Habit is a tall mountain, hard to overcome or pull down.

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Be wiser than other people but don't tell them.