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African Proverbs

African Proverbs. Aaron Wan and Tre Sutton. Definition. prov•erb –noun A short, popular saying that expresses commonplace truth or useful thought Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/proverb. Proverbs in Things Fall Apart.

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African Proverbs

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  1. African Proverbs Aaron Wan and Tre Sutton http://africaimports.com/mmAFRICAIMP2/Images/toothless2.jpg

  2. Definition prov•erb –noun A short, popular saying that expresses commonplace truth or useful thought Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/proverb http://www.akqyr.com/wp-content/uploads/1920x1200/076-Proverb-1920x1200.jpg

  3. Proverbs in Things Fall Apart http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/images/thingsfall.gif

  4. p. 8. “If a child washed his hands he could eat with kings.” http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/379578925_c5341b5843.jpg

  5. p. 19. "A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness." http://www.radekaphotography.com/images/winding-road-sunset-L.jpg

  6. Other African Proverbs “Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it” http://z.about.com/d/goafrica/1/0/b/F/baobab.jpeg

  7. “He who hunts two rats, catches none.” http://pets.onas.ru/two_rats.jpg

  8. Bibliography Zijlma, Anouk . "African Proverbs." (2008) Web. 24 Mar 2011. <http://goafrica.about.com/b/2008/12/12/african-proverbs.htm>. Halpin, Harry. "Selected Proverbs from Things Fall Apart ." Web. 24 Mar 2011. <http://www.unc.edu/~hhalpin/ThingsFallApart/Proverbs.html>.

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