In the African Yoruba language among the Yoruba people whose culture is as old as time, Ashe or Ase means may it be so. Rain does not fall on one roof alone., 34. One falsehood spoils a thousand truths., 32. The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water., 82. Hausa proverb, He whom a serpent has bitten dreads a slow-worm. Meaning:A person will never forget help rendered to him for the duration of hard times. Hausa proverb, If you eat all your harvest, you wont have seed for tomorrow. African proverb, The wise create proverbs for fools to learn not to repeat. - African Proverb, Hold a child with both hands. Meaning:It is never enough to judge anything on one mans version. Hausa proverb, Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. Guinean proverb, One head does not contain all the wisdom. African proverb, You should not hoard your money and die of hunger. The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet. Moroccan Proverb, Learning expands great souls. Uganda proverb, If a woman doesnt love you, she calls you brother. African proverb, Silence itself is eloquent. Bemba proverb, The death of an elderly man is like a burning library. Kenyan Proverb, One who says It was too much for me does not try. A masterpiece. Joseph Healey. Nigerian people use this proverb in case they want to caution somebody about his approach to planning. Ethiopian proverb, He who earns calamity, eats it with his family. ~Xhosa Proverb, The good mother knows what her children will eat. Bantu Proverb, Daylight follows a dark night. The Republic of the Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa. Shona proverb, A dog which steals leaves its puppies a bad name. Kenyan Proverb, Every fame has a foundation. ~ Burundian Proverb, If a leader loves you, he makes sure you build your house on rock ~ Ugandan Proverb, Old and new millet seeds end up in the same mill. Yoruba Proverb, The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food. Swahili saying, Where a woman rules, streams run uphill. Congolese Proverb, The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied. This proverb means that you must always think about all possible consequences of your actions. Mandinka Malawian Proverb, The world does not belong to the staring buck, but to the fox that is not eaten tomorrow. Nina also lived in Tanzania for a while where she worked with safari company and knows safari business inside out. Yoruba proverb, The water pot presses upon the small circular pad. Gandan proverb, One whose seeds have not sprouted does not give up planting. Yoruba proverb, The gratitude that bees receive is the smoke that people use to expel them and get at their honey. ~ Cameroonian Proverb, All monkeys cannot hang on the same branch. Nigerian Proverb, The rich are always complaining. If you want to go fast, go alone. One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom., 92. Meaning:Do not insult someone who is taking care of your responsibility or taking care of you. Kenyan Proverb, Only someone else can scratch your back. Meaning:Good and sweet things of life may appear difficult to achieve but in the end, it is worth it. African Proverb, So many little things makes a man love a woman in a BIG way. African Proverb, A bad cook also has his/her share of the bad food. Cameroonian Proverb, The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it. Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. This proverb tells us the importance of home, "the root", for family and children. Kenyan Proverb, A goat cannot be cooked with the hyena. African proverb So the Bible tells us: "Children's children are a crown to the aged.". Many African proverbs are strongly tied to the earth and animals, conveying lessons of life and learning often through daily, seemingly menial, procedures. African Proverb, The radiant and well-understood speech of one person is better than the speech of a thousand people that is not. The sweetness of the walnut will never replace the kola nut in an elders meeting. Zimbabwean Proverb, Those who are at one regarding food are at one in life. My son, hear the instruction of your father and forsake not the law of your mother, for they shall be an ornament of grace to your head and chains around your neck (Proverbs 1:8 - 9). African Proverb, Good millet is known at the harvest. 2 Corinthians 6:18 ESV 8. A happy man marries the girl he loves; a happier man loves the girl he married., 67. Zimbabwe proverb, Birds of all kinds will end up landing. Supposing doesnt fill the grain basket if doesnt fill the larder. African Proverb, If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter. Liberian proverb, When cobwebs unite, they can tie up a lion. ~ Kikuyu Proverb, Baboons do not go far from the place of their birth. Nigerian proverb, When the shepherd comes home in peace, the milk is sweet. African Proverb, Dont think there are no crocodiles just because the waters calm. Meaning:You can easily foresee the future of something through the character and tell-tale signs it exhibits today. ~ Bantu Proverb, Who ever suggested that rats should become chiefs? Agege bread was created by Alhaji Ayokunnu How to m. Chic African Culture and The African Gourmet are dedicated to discovering, collecting and sharing African history and heritage celebrating 14 years of service in 2021. If you want to know the end, look at the beginning., 5. Wolof proverb, What the people think cannot be denied. African Proverb, Even the Niger river must flow around an island. If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy., 47. Namibian proverb, Once swallowed it is not sweet anymore. ~ Cameroonian Proverb], He who dictates separates himself from others. Bantu proverb, Patience puts a crown on the head. African Proverb, Its much easier to fall in love than to stay in love. Its better to fall from a tree and break your back than to fall in love and break your heart., 72. Malagasy Proverb, Happiness is as good as food. Senegalese Proverb. Ethiopia proverb, Where there is love there is no darkness. "A woman is never old when it comes to the dance she knows." . African Proverb, A beautiful thing is never perfect. Congolese Proverb, Choose your neighbor before you buy your house. Akamba Proverb, The impotent man does not eat spicy foods. Ovambo proverb, A warrior fights with courage, not with anger. Borana (Kenya) Proverb, Work is good, as long as you dont forget to live. African proverb African Proverb, One arrow can knock down an elephant. Acholi proverb, When a man dies, a library burns to the ground with him. "No man, however, great is greater than his people". One who marries for love alone will have bad days but good nights., 56. Kenyan Proverb, A small shrub may grow into a tree. Kenyan Proverb, Parents give birth to the body of their children, but not always to their characters. Mauritania, He who receives a gift does not measure. Zimbabwean Proverb, The goat says: Where there is blood, there is plenty of food. ~ Ghanaian Proverb, If you educate a man you educate one individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family. Egyptian proverb, Do not allow the belly to make you useless. Who knows who will eat the leg? ~ African Proverb[clickToTweet tweet=Rising early makes the road short. ~ Liberian Proverb, Family names are like flowers, they blossom in clusters. Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers. Kuria Proverb, One shares food not words. African proverb, Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle. Ugandan proverb, The blame of the antelope is on the hunter. To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up! Shona proverb, Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty. - Irish Proverb. ~ Ashanti Proverb, The stick in the hand kills the snake. ~ Ethiopian Proverb, Copying everyone else all the time, the monkey one day cut his throat. African proverb ~ Ugandan Proverb, The big game often appears when the hunter has given up the hunt for the day. ~ Somali Proverbs, What is inflated too much will break into fragments. Kpelle proverb, A bad coconut spoils the good ones. Congolese Proverb, To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better. African proverb, He who guards himself will not perish. Ghanaian Proverb, One knee doesnt bring up a child. African Proverb, Children are the reward of life. African proverb, Hold a true friend with both hands. Annang proverb, All errors are amendable. Basakata proverb, What women say is nonsense; but he who does not listen in is a fool. Annang proverb, Each trip gives you its own uniqueness. Meaning:Igbegulu is a palm stem. When a man makes a fence, you will know his level of wisdom. West African Proverb, By his deeds we know a man. Zinza Proverb of Tanzania, A wanderer with a mouth will not get lost. Beninese Proverb, You must judge a man by the work of his hands. He who sees an old hag squatting should leave her alone, who knows how she breathes? ~ African Proverb, What is bad luck for one man is good luck for another. African proverb By crawling, a child learns to stand. It takes a breast for a child to know it's mother and it takes a mother for a child to know its father. African proverb, No man fears what he has seen grow. A fowl does not forget who trim his feathers during the raining season. Proverbs 13:1. True love means whats mine is yours., 71. African proverb, Around a flowering tree there are many insects. ~ Kenyan Proverb, Good music goes with good food. ~ Ethiopian Proverb[clickToTweet tweet=Coffee and love taste best when hot. An egg seller doesnt start a fight in the market. Burundian Proverb, Cutting the ears of a mule will not make him a horse. Wonderful site! ~ Haida Proverb, If you damage the character of another, you damage your own. African Proverb, What one wont eat by itself, one will eat when mixed with other food. Nigerian Proverb, It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir. Ugandan proverb, If a leader loves you, he makes sure you build your house on rock. A wise son heeds his father's discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke. When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him. ~ Kikuyu Proverb, He who refuses to obey cannot command. ~Luo proverb, If two wise men always agree, then there is no need for one of them. Ibo proverb, At the bottom of patience one finds heaven. African proverb, You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday. African proverbs on the importance of fathers in a childs emotional and social development set the stage for the path followed by the child later in life. Swahili proverb, What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn. Meaning:Feeling sorry always follows a foolish act. African Proverbs Translated From Zulu to English. 239 likes All Members Who Liked This Quote. African Proverb, It is only a male elephant that can save another one from a pit. Ashanti, You should not hoard your money and die of hunger. African proverb, Whatever accomplishment you boast of in the world, there is someone better than you. If you want to go far, go together. Ovambo proverb, Politeness is not slavery. Swahili proverb, The house of a person we love is never far. 6. African proverb, A weaning baby that does not cry aloud will die on its mothers back. A small house will hold a hundred friends., 134. Tanzanian Proverb, The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds. Some are known to come from specific tribes, ethnic groups or countries. African Proverb, Learning expands great souls. African proverb, Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit. Xhosa Proverb, One foot isnt enough to walk with. ~ Acholi Proverb, You dont need a light to see someone you know intimately at night. Sierra Leonean Proverb, Do not throw away an empty net, for you do not know what God will do next. African proverb, You cannot turn the wind, so turn the sail. - from Ethiopia. ~ Nigerian Proverb, A boat cannot go forward if each rows his own way. African Proverb, Indecision is like a stepchild: if he doesnt wash his hands, then he is called dirty; but if he washes his hands, then he is wasting water! African proverb, Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases. ~ Meru Proverb, If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips. It is a widely used proverb depicting bad luck. African Proverb, Words are silver, but answers are gold. It is used as a term used in the same manner as Amen at the end of appeals and prayers as an affirmati, How to make the popular African recipes Ugali and Fufu and what is the difference. ~ Kenyan Proverb, It is difficult for two long-nosed lovers to kiss. Together we build awareness that boost harmony, education, and success, below are more links to articles you will find thought provoking. Bemba proverb, The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did. When a great leader passes away, many people lose their way in life if they do not find a successor. The axe forgets but the tree remembers., 19. Mozambican proverb, Ancient things remain in the ears. If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do no harm., 37. You can substitute coconut oil for the butter for a different version of Agege bread. Ethiopian proverb, Do not forget what is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself. Malawian Proverb, The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who make him beautiful. "Brothers love each other when they are equally rich." African proverb "He who earns calamity, eats it with his family." African proverb "If I am in harmony with my family, that's success." Ute proverb "There is no fool who is disowned by his family." African proverb "Home affairs are not talked about on the public square." African proverb Meaning: It is good manners to mind your business and embrace the quietness of the snail and tortoise. ~ Burundian Proverb, If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love. "Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it."- Akan Proverb. African proverb, A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. ~ African Proverb, When the powerful sit, they are none the weaker. African proverb, The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth. Sudanese Proverb, A snake that you can see does not bite. Home affairs are not talked about on the public square., 147. Honor your father and remind him of how he is loved by speaking with the words of God's heart. Shona proverb, Discord between the powerful is a fortune for the poor. African Proverbs on Fathers (6 Proverbs) Your mother is the bodyguard of your father. Tanzania/Kenya proverb, One who loves you, loves you with your dirt. Kenyan proverb, A word of peace redeems a crime. Traditional Agege bread is not sold as sliced bread. When a father punishes a child it seeks refuge in its mother's hut. African Proverb, Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you. ~ Yoruba Proverb, Leadership does not depend on age. Ethiopian proverb, If you receive a gift dont measure it. The lead cow (the one in front) gets whipped the most. The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan. South African Proverb, Even if you bewitch in the night, you will be known. Swahili proverb, You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. Yoruba proverb, If you sow the wind, you will harvest a hurricane. Bemba proverb, The more feathers a chicken has, the bigger it looks. African Proverb, If you want to go fast, go alone. Ugandan Proverb, If you have decided to eat a dog, eat a fat one. Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent. The name Agege bread was created by a Jamaican immigrant, Alhaji Ayokunnu in the town of Agege. African proverb, When spider webs unite, they tie up a lion. Mende proverb, Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. When you show the child the moon, it sees only your finger., 121. I had a father who talked with me.~ Hilde Bigelow 1 African Proverb about Fathers All African Proverbs | Proverbs about Fathers 1. African proverb, Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you. Ovambo proverb, A cowardly hyena lives longer. Zambian proverb, The wrong-headed fool, who refuses counsel, will come to grief. Ugandan Proverb, Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully. Oji proverb, If you are too modest, then you will go hungry. Swahili proverb, Haste and hurry can only bear children with many regrets along the way. People take it from others. Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius. Egyptian Proverb, One gets bitten by a snake only once. African Proverb, A roaring lion kills no game. Proverbs 4:1 - 4 Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. ~ Maasai Proverb, Do not tell the man who is carrying you that he stinks. Senegalese Proverb, The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. Some proverbs are romantic, some are comical, and some are thought-provoking. African proverb, When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him. African proverb. Ibo proverb, You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday. Akan proverb, Other peoples wisdom prevents the king from being called a fool. African proverb Meaning:Someone who wants other people to spend for him but is indisposed to spend. NASB 1977 Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. African proverb, To get lost is to learn the way. Share this quote: Like Quote. Swahili proverb, A bad workman blames his tools. African Proverb, When elephants fight, its the grass that suffers. As young as six-years-old, many children living in Africa are taught proverbs to help them navigate through many of lifes challenges. Ibo proverb, A close friend can become a close enemy. Efik proverb, Copying everyone else all the time, the monkey one day cut his throat. ~ Congolese Proverb, The bee is the doctor of flowers. Swahili Proverb, Unity is strength, separation weakness. African proverb, If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? ~ Kenyan Proverb Glory does not come by calling. Lesotho proverb, Love for something makes a man blind and deaf. African Proverb, If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard. African Proverb, Send a boy where he wishes to go, and you will see his best pace. ~ South African Proverb, It is the grass that suffers when elephants fight. Nilotic Proverb, Connected with a great man, you will advance. ~ Maasai #Proverb quote=You cannot force water up a hill. African proverb, Home affairs are not talked about on the public square. Meaning:No one knows everything, but everyone knows something. Soga proverb, We are what our thinking makes us. African proverb, Patience is wealth to its possessor. If you educate a man, you educate one person. Ghanaian Proverb, A child is a child of everyone. Proverbs 15:19. Cameroon (Duala) proverb, To love someone who does not love you, is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall. Heres a list of African proverbs about life, love and family from around the continent. Oromo proverb, Wisdom does not come overnight. Kaonde proverb, A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place. African Proverb, He who was busy with two things drowned. African proverb, Dont expect to be offered a chair when you are visiting a place where the chief sits on the floor. African proverb, Walk like you have 3000 ancestors walking behind you. The groin pains in sympathy with the sore. - African Proverb, Learning expands great souls. African proverb African proverb, If the wind blows, it enters every crevice. Hausan proverb, A goat is not a dog; ones own child is not a slave. The mother hen does not break its own eggs., 136. Zulu proverb, The young bird does not crow until it hears the old ones. Like the air, the water, and everything else in 5the world, the heart too rises the higher the warmer it becomes. Xhosa Proverb, The sun will shine on those who stand before its shines and on those who kneel after under them. The fly that has no one to advise him, follows a corpse into the grave. Dont set sail using someone elses star. "Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache". Senegalese proverb, When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful. Kenyan Proverb, All the flowers of a tree do not produce fruit. ~ Egyptian Proverb, The Rhinoceros never dances with the monkey. To break a palm-knell nut for a fowl. If you heal the leg of a person, do not be surprised if they use it to run away., 18. They are physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally present in their children's lives. Meaning:It is one of the most known African proverbs about marriage. 1. Recommend to friends. Wolof proverb, What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn. Congolese Proverb, A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character. Senegalese Proverb, If you want to go fast, go alone. Read more quotes from Chinua Achebe. Bemba proverb, The friend of a quarrel picker is quarrelsome. Seeing is different than being told., 23. African Proverb, A man who is trampled to death by an elephant is a man who is blind and deaf. 4. ~ Akan Proverb, When the mother goat breaks into the yam store her kid watches her. They express intellectual and emotional attitudes: disappointment, sympathy, intention, and acceptance as well as moral attitudes: approval, disapproval, appreciation, apology, or regret. Ghanaian Proverb, If someone is walking towards you, you dont need to tell him come here. Ghanaian Proverb, If speech is silver, patience is gold. ~ Zimbabwean Proverb[clickToTweet tweet=You can not tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday. ~ Swahili 2. Heres a list of African proverbs from around African the continent. ~Swahili proverb. African Proverb, A day of hunger is not starvation. African Proverb, No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow. African proverb, Knowledge is better than riches. ~Ghanaian Proverb, A deaf ear is followed by death and an ear that listens is followed by blessings. Jabo proverb, The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it. Jabo proverb, A person does not become clever by carrying books along. ~ African Proverb A weaning baby that does not cry aloud will die on its mothers back. Liberia proverb, Live patiently in the world know that those who hate you are more numerous than those who love you. ~ Ghanaian Proverb, Even the fiercest leader in the world is overcome by sleep. Gabon Proverb, Bad luck for one man is good luck for another. Ovambo proverb, Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper. A restless feet may walk into a snake pit. African proverb, The vultures would not land at the village in which there is a wise old man. African proverb, A calf doesnt laugh at a hornless cow. Ghanaian Proverb, When you befriend a chief remember that he sits on a rope. Egyptian Proverb, Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty. A child can play with its mother's breasts but not with the father's testicles. Copyright 2021 Safari Junkie | All Rights Reserved |, Sacred Women Travel Womens Journey to Kenya, Travelling from Senegal to Mali by Public Transport, River Chania Day Trip in Aberdare National Park, African Proverbs 300 Inspirational Proverbs and Quotes, 50 Movies Where the Action Happens in Africa, How Safe is Zanzibar for Solo Female Traveller. African proverb, Difficult tasks call for strong men.