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The earth is wide but it is God that is supreme. | The supremacy of God. |
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No one points out God to a Child. | The omnipotence of God; the existence of God is not limited only to Adults. |
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No man’s path crosses another path. | All men have equal or direct access to God. |
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God removes the ring from the fingers of the giant through his shoulders. | God’s ability to make the impossible things perceived by men possible. |
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If God had been human, there would have been no rains. | God is the provider of all things. |
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God’s Witness is the conscience. | Humans are judged by their conscience. |
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Human being is sweet. | Solidarity among all Akan people.
No man lives in isolation – living in a community. |
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One hand cannot lift a heavy load. | Unity is strength. |
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A human being is not weeds/thrash | Value for the human
Solidarity, unity |
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If humans were to get all they wanted in life they would go mad. | Limitation of humans. |
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If a person is unhappy or unsuccessful, the cause lies in his conduct. | Admonishing to lead a righteous life; it pays to lead a good life. |
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Woe unto you if you are an elder or a leader. | Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
Challenging responsibility that a leader has to battle with. |
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Those who take care of you while you cut your teeth, you also take care of them when they lose theirs. | Children’s responsibility towards parents, the elderly or the aged. |
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The elderly or aged person who leads a worthless life sleeps in the living room. | Mandatory for a person to live worthwhile life in his youthful days and plan well for his future |
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An old man may be strong and healthy but does not live for a thousand years. | Mortal nature of man ; no matter how long one lives on earth he is bound to die. |
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A good spirit/ghost blesses its child even after death. | The responsibility of parenthood continues even after death. |
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All families are families but we are looking for the ones whose members are clustered like a bunch of palm nuts. | The family and community unity, solidarity. |
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The family is an army. | The extended family of the Akan |
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The family loves a corpse. | The link between the dead and the living; responsibility of the living towards the dead. |
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Marriage is not like palm wine to be tasted. | Marriage is a commitment to be made; a life long affair. |
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Make enquiries before you marry.
Be well informed about the person you intend to marry |
Know your partner better before contracting marriage.
Warns against hasty marriages. |
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A successful or unsuccessful marriage depends partly on the in-laws. | Show how crucial the extended family of the couple has influence on the marriage. |
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A new marriage is like yam, it is sweet. | The early stages of marriage life are a delight. |
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When a woman enters into marriage she takes her mother with her. | A mother teaches her daughter everything she needs to know about caring for her husband.
The way a woman is brought up by her mother is reflected in her conduct as a wife. |
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A woman is a flower in the garden and her husband the fence around it. | A husband must protect the wife. It shows the delicate nature of a woman. |
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A good wife is wealth. | Virtuous woman brings prosperity/is a great asset. |
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A wife is like a woollen blanket if you cover yourself with it, it irritates you and yet if you take it away you feel cold. | Marriage has its ups and downs. It needs tolerance. |
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Love is death. | Only death can separate those who love each other. |
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The Creator created death only for death to kill him. | Death is powerful and beyond the control of human. |
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Death does not kill the sick person; it kills the one whose time of death is due. | Fate of man. |
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The green leaf falls and the dried leaf also falls. | Death can strike humans at any time. Both the young and old cannot escape death. This reminds young reckless people that they are not immortal
Death is no respector of persons. |
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All men shall climb the ladder of death. . | The mortal nature of man/human beings |