African Proverbs - page 52

A scared dog barks to pretend to its master but a brave dog bits to protect him. (African Proverb)
A potter eats from a broken piece of his pots. View proverb
African Proverb
A parent should not give up modelling their children because the ancestors too never give up on us. View proverb
African Proverb
A man who touches the bottom of a soup plate with a ball of foofoo is no longer searching for soup. View proverb
African Proverb
A long lasting visitor grinds the wine. View proverb
African Proverb
A hen's curses have never killed the eagle. View proverb
African Proverb
A goat does not always graze in the same place. View proverb
African Proverb
A cock says it's because of the situation it is faced with that it has its knees in the opposite direction. View proverb
African Proverb
The eye looking at the sun will not need an adviser before it blinks. View proverb
African Proverb
The bird is up in the sky but its eyes are on the ground. View proverb
African Proverb
The ancestors may annoy you but don't make a mistake of annoying them back, they may annoy you forever. (African Proverb)
Take what you need and leave our land the way you found it. View proverb
African Proverb
Someone who wants everything looses everything. View proverb
African Proverb
If a bachelor who uses firewood for cooking runs away in the morning to avoid removing the ash; he will have to deal with it when he comes back. View proverb
African Proverb
He who doesn't know a grave's coldness, doesn't give the dead their respect. View proverb
African Proverb
Generally with life you will be betrayed by close relatives. View proverb
African Proverb
Even though the elephant is huge enough it cannot carry a big tail. View proverb
African Proverb
Even a horn can be stopped from fighting and made to sing forever. View proverb
African Proverb
Daybreak, mouth open. View proverb
African Proverb
A woman who runs holding her breast has got nothing pursuing her. View proverb
African Proverb
A village without the elderly is like a well without water. (African Proverb)
A spiritual leader is able to see the past, present and the future. View proverb
African Proverb
A short man is not a boy. View proverb
African Proverb
A rat never goes near a cat's celebration venue. View proverb
African Proverb
A person is what he eats. View proverb
African Proverb