17 African Proverbs about Gain
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Proverbs about Gain1. ![Greed loses what it has gained... African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Greed loses what it has gained..
2. ![If you see wrongdoing or evil and say nothing against it, you become its victim.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If you see wrongdoing or evil and say nothing against it, you become its victim.
3. ![Anger against a brother is felt in the flesh, not in the bone.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Anger against a brother is felt in the flesh, not in the bone.
4. ![A hunter who is never satisfied with is gain will one day be forced to carry home an elephant.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A hunter who is never satisfied with is gain will one day be forced to carry home an elephant.
5. ![A sin against a brother or sister is an offence against the gods.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A sin against a brother or sister is an offence against the gods.
6. ![Don't enter a defecating competition against an elephant.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Don't enter a defecating competition against an elephant.
7. ![Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
8. ![If a dog bites you once it's his fault, but if it bites you again it's your fault.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If a dog bites you once it's his fault, but if it bites you again it's your fault.
9. ![If you knock your head against a wall, then a coconut tree and pillar and your head still remains undamaged my child, go and hide that head of yours; it is a good head.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If you knock your head against a wall, then a coconut tree and pillar and your head still remains undamaged my child, go and hide that head of yours; it is a good head.
10. ![If you debark a tree don't expect it to live again; you can only plant another of its kind.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If you debark a tree don't expect it to live again; you can only plant another of its kind.
11. ![It is a surprise that the cock should hold a grudge against the pot, instead of the knife that killed it.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
It is a surprise that the cock should hold a grudge against the pot, instead of the knife that killed it.
12. ![Sometimes you need to die in order to live again.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Sometimes you need to die in order to live again.
13. ![The fox must be chased away first after that the hen might be warned against wandering into the bush.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
The fox must be chased away first after that the hen might be warned against wandering into the bush.
14. ![Use people who have something to gain, not people with nothing to lose.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Use people who have something to gain, not people with nothing to lose.
15. ![Where rain has ever been trapped before when it rains again it will get trapped once again.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Where rain has ever been trapped before when it rains again it will get trapped once again.
16. ![You never know a line is zigzag until you put a straight line against it.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
You never know a line is zigzag until you put a straight line against it.
17. ![Words are like bullets; if they escape, you can't catch them again.. African Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Words are like bullets; if they escape, you can't catch them again.
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