... African Proverbs have had a great influence on lifestyles of many people, mainly successful African Americans through means of religion and culture. The word proverb comes from the Latin proverbium (pro meaning "in front of, on behalf of" and verbium meaning "word"), suggesting that a proverb takes the place of ordinary words. Proverbs are important in all traditional societies. " Proverbs are distilled genius of ... a good deal of ineffective talk. This is why many people who began proverbs, have sayings for proverbs themselves. The Yoruba culture says "Proverbs are the horses of words...

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