Two men in a burning house must not stop to argue.Proverb · Ashanti · GhanaSourceglasgowsafricantales.co.uk/african-proverbs. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.ThemesTroubleMore like thisForce against force equals more force.also about conflictIf you can't resolve your problems in peace, you can't solve them with war.also about conflictA wise man who knows proverbs, reconciles difficulties.also about conflictA single bracelet does not jingle.also about unityHistory teaches us that unity is strength, and cautions us to submerge and overcome our differences in the quest for common goals, to strive, with all our combined strength, for the path to true African brotherhood and unity.also about unityWe must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community.also about unityNextTwo small antelopes can beat a big one.
