Ghanaian Proverbs

* Be glad you are unknown, for when you are known, you would wish you weren't.
* The lizard does not eat hot chillies for the frog to sweat.
* Where error gets to, correction cannot reach.
* Got a stone but didn't get a nut to crack, got a nut but didn't get a stone to crack it with.
* You don't need a light to see someone you know intimately at night.
* The goat thought it was dirtying its owner's wall till it realized its coat was peeling.
* If a blind man says he will throw a stone at you, he probably has his foot on one.
* Ashi vie me duna ashie ga o
o (Literally - The little hand does not beat the big hand)
o English equivalent: Monkeys play by sizes
* So many little things makes a man love a woman in a BIG way.
* Do good because of tomorrow
* The length of a frog can only be determined after it dies.
* It is a fool who rejoices when his neighbor is in trouble.
* Be mindful of your own fingers when you are chewing that of a monkey
* As you worship plantain, remember to worship banana as well.
* Count not only my blessings but also count my worries and struggles as well.
* A straight tree never lasts in the forest
o ( Literally - A good thing/person is always sought after")
* Rebuke is greater to the wise than hundred blows on a foool
* He who climbs a good tree always gets a push.
* If you notice your neighbour's beard is on fire, then you better get some water by yours.
* If Nakedness promises to cloth you, please be mindful of his/her name.
* Someone who has ever been bitten by a snake is always scared of an earthworm.
* If a tortoise is to receive injection, then it's family members know sometime about it.
* The crab does not bite but it is it's greeting that hurts.
* Too much friends made crab lose its head.
* A vulture lives long due to its stupidity.
* A child who knows how to wash his hands, dines with elders.
* A blind man does not pass by an angry gathering.