30 Akan Proverbs
1. ![A child who is to be successful is not to be reared exclusively on a bed of down.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A child who is to be successful is not to be reared exclusively on a bed of down.
2. ![Although the snake does not fly, it has caught the hornbill, whose home is in the sky.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Although the snake does not fly, it has caught the hornbill, whose home is in the sky.
3. ![Death's ladder is there for everyone to climb.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Death's ladder is there for everyone to climb.
4. ![Fowls will not spare a cockroach that falls in their midst.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Fowls will not spare a cockroach that falls in their midst.
5. ![If a horn deserves a jawbone, they attach one to it.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If a horn deserves a jawbone, they attach one to it.
6. ![If all the seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow the path under the trees.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If all the seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow the path under the trees.
7. ![If an ass goes a-traveling, he'll not come home a horse.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If an ass goes a-traveling, he'll not come home a horse.
8. ![If you do not have sandals, find some, if you do not have gun powder, find some for a score to settle with you on the battle grounds.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If you do not have sandals, find some, if you do not have gun powder, find some for a score to settle with you on the battle grounds.
9. ![It is a fool whose own tomatoes are sold to him.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
It is a fool whose own tomatoes are sold to him.
10. ![Marriage is like a groundnut: you have to crack them to see what is inside.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Marriage is like a groundnut: you have to crack them to see what is inside.
11. ![One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.
12. ![Only birds of the same clan or species play together on the same tree.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Only birds of the same clan or species play together on the same tree.
13. ![The child is capable of splitting open the snail, not the tortoise.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
The child is capable of splitting open the snail, not the tortoise.
14. ![The clever bird is easily trapped in the leaves at the edges.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
The clever bird is easily trapped in the leaves at the edges.
15. ![The crocodile does not die under the water so that we can call the monkey to celebrate its funeral.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
The crocodile does not die under the water so that we can call the monkey to celebrate its funeral.
16. ![The family is like the forest: if you are outside, it is dense; if you are inside, you see that each tree has its own position.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
The family is like the forest: if you are outside, it is dense; if you are inside, you see that each tree has its own position.
17. ![The good mother knows what her children will eat.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
The good mother knows what her children will eat.
18. ![The gun catridge-belt of Akowua has never been known to lack bullets.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
The gun catridge-belt of Akowua has never been known to lack bullets.
19. ![The knot tied by a wiseman cannot be undone by a fool.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
The knot tied by a wiseman cannot be undone by a fool.
20. ![The one who asks questions doesn't lose his way.. Akan Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
The one who asks questions doesn't lose his way.
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