Proverbs Africa

Proverbs Africa brings to you daily African proverbs that will inspire you. Our readers are also encouraged to contribute to this site by either sharing or submitting inspirational words of wisdom from every nook and cranny of the African Continent.

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Proverbs Africa turned 3 today!

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He who learns, teaches. ‪‬

#‎Ethiopia

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Two flavours confuse the palate. ‪‬

#‎IvoryCoast

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A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing. ‪‬

#‎Liberia

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Before one cooks, one must have the meat. ‪‬

#‎Mauritania

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A proverb is the horse of conversation: when the conversation lags, a proverb revives it. ‬

‪#‎Niger

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He who is bitten by a snake fears a lizard. ‪‬

#‎Uganda

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It is best to bind up the finger before it is cut. ‪‬

#‎Lesotho

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The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and bust. ‬

‪#‎Ethiopia

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He who does not know one thing knows another.‬

#‎Kenya

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When the moon is not full, the stars shine more brightly.

#Uganda

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However full the house, the hen finds a corner to lay in. ‪‬

#‎SierraLeone

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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. ‬

#‎Ghana

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If a man's back breaks, he does not stitch it up himself. ‪‬

#‎Ghana

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Where God boils his yam, that is exactly where the devil roasts his fish. ‪‬

#‎Ghana

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You can't hide the smoke when the house is burning. ‪‬

#‎Burundi

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An immoral father-in-law cannot advise his children well. ‬

‪#‎Congo