Malian proverbs

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Collection of Malian proverbs.

  • Even if a pirogue stays in the river for a long time it will never become a crocodile.[1]
  • The thorn in another person's flesh is easier to remove.[2]
  • Everything has an end, except the banana which has two.[3]

Notes:[edit]

  1. ↑ Bamana proverb, Mali; quoted in Ivan Bargna, Africa, Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso published under license from Mondadori, Electa, Milan, Rome, 2008, p. 15.
  2. ↑ Quoted in AA.VV., The Proverbs of Black Africa, Giovane Africa Edizioni, Pontedera, 2011. ISBN 978-88-97707-06-6
  3. ↑ Bamana proverb; quoted in The world at the table, Internazionale, n. 478, p. 73.
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