| Akan (Twi) | Egya ne atuduro nhyia. |
| English | Fire and gun powder do not mix. |
Fire and Gun Powder
Ama Ata Aidoo: Time
| “Time by itself means nothing, no mater how fast it moves, unless we give it something to carry for us; something we value. Because it is such a precious vehicle, is time.” – Ama Ata Aidoo |
Maya Angelou: Prejudice
| “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible”. – Maya Angelou |
Kwaterekwa
| Akan (Twi) | Kwaterekwa se obema wo ntoma a, tie ne din. |
| English | If Kwaterekwa (a pauper) says he will give you a piece of cloth just listen to its name. |
Agoro
| Akan (Twi) | Kwasea ani te agoro mu a, na agoro no agu. |
| English | The moment the fool grows wise in a game, that game comes to an end. |
Kwasea
| Adinkra | qasECa dua yentia soC mprEnu. |
| Akan | Kwasea dua yentia so mprenu. |
| English | We don’t step on the tail of a fool twice. |
Hwimhwim
| Akan | Hwimhwim adee ko sorosoro |
| English | Easy comes, easy goes. |
Lizard
| Akan | Okotre a ohwe no ho so no, onyini dane aponkyereni. |
| English | A lizard that knows how to hide grows to become a crocodile |
Sankofa
| Akan | Se wo were firi na wo san kofa a yenkyi. | |
| English | It is not wrong to go back and reclaim what you have forgotten. |
