African proverbs page 5
One spark burned down a forest.
African proverb, Ovambo
Hot water is no playground for a frog.
African proverb, Fulani
It is the woman who knows her husband.
African proverb, Ashanti
A dog that has forced its head into a pitcher is greedy.
African proverb, Shona
Two cocks do not crow from the same roof.
African proverb, Annang
Few bewail a fool's misfortune.
African proverb, Fulani
Nobody hates anybody without cause.
African proverb, Ga
Do not belittle the wife, she is the home.
African proverb, Ovambo
What the child says, he has heard at home.
Arican proverb, Wolof
The viper allows no insolence.
African proverb, Yoruba
Ancient things remain in the ears.
African proverb, Ashanti
A baby chicken sleeps under a hawk's tree without knowing it.
African prover, Kpelle
If speech is silver, patience is gold.
African proverb, Fulani
However bad the bread it is better than cattle dung.
African proverb, Hausa
A dog which steals leaves its puppies a bad name.
African proverb, Kaonde
Difficult tasks call for strong men.
African proverb, Shona
Even a slow walker will arrive.
African proverb, Ovambo
The early wanderer found a turtle.
African proverb, Ovambo
Disobedience is the father of insolence.
African proverb, Yoruba
Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
African proverb, Hausa
Wisdom is not in the eye, but in the head.
African proverb, Kanuri
The world does not belong to the staring buck, but to the fox that is not eaten tomorrow.
African proverb, Ovambo
One cannot fight on two roads.
African proverb, Jabo
Choose your neighbor before you buy your house.
African proverb, Hausa
If it is dark, all men are black.
African proverb, Ga
It is not only giants that do great things.
African proverb, Jabo
One does not cross a river with a fool.
African proverb, Ovambo
God does not hide a liar.
African proverb, Swahili
All the flowers of a tree do not produce fruit.
African proverb, Wolof
The influence of the fountain makes the brook flow.
African proverb, Yoruba
A fly does not mind dying in coconut cream.
African proverb, Swahili
A coward has no scar.
African proverb, Shona
Dreaming of eating will not satisfy the hungry.
African proverb, Fulani
An old rice bag is ugly, but the thing inside is beautiful.
African proverb, Kpelle
Cat and mouse cannot be neighbors long.
African proverb
All work asks for diligence.
African proverb, Ovambo
However long the night, dawn will break.
African proverb, Hausa
One man's fate is another man's lesson.
African proverb, Swahili
He who is guilty is the one who has much to say.
African proverb, Ashanti
The mice eat the miser's goods.
African proverb, Oji
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