Ti koro nkɔ agyina.
An Akan proverb: “one head does not go into council” — good decisions need more than one person’s thinking.
From “The Drum That Would Not Sleep”Learn
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Nyansapɔ wɔsane no badwemma.
An Akan proverb: “the knot of wisdom is untied by the wise” — hard problems reward patient thinking.
From “A Bargain of Riddles”Praye sɛ wɔyi baako a ɛbu; wɔka bɔ mu a, ɛmmu.
An Akan proverb about a broom: a single stick snaps, but bound together the sticks hold. Working together makes people strong.
From “Market Day, From Open to Close”Ɛyɛ brebre na aduro no yɛ dɛ.
A common Akan saying that slow, careful cooking makes the best food — patience improves the result.
From “Ananse Eats: A Pot of Jollof”Sɛ wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi.
An Akan proverb linked to the Sankofa symbol: it is not wrong to go back for what you have forgotten.
From “Journey Back to the Old Road”Obi nkyerɛ abofra Nyame.
An Akan proverb: “no one teaches a child about God” — some things a child comes to understand by growing up among them.
From “A Festival of Lights and Drums”