African Congo Proverbs

African Congo Proverbs draw wisdom from the Congo River and rainforest kingdoms like Kongo and Luba. They prize community, respect for elders, and clever speech, warning against greed and praising endurance in hardship.

A house with two keys is worth nothing. (African Congo Proverb)
One day of hunger is not starvation. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
A pretty basket does not prevent worries. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
A little subtleness is better than a lot of force. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
An idiot will cross an ox with an elephant. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
A single bracelet does not jingle. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Lovers do not hide their nakedness. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Without war there can be no peace. (African Congo Proverb)
A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Don't buy a boat that is under water. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Don't buy the salt if you haven't licked it yet. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Drink beer, think beer. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The fly has no pity for the thin man. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The nuts from a palm tree don't fall without dragging a few leaves with it. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The watched chicken never lays. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Pride goes only as far as one can spit. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Two birds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off. (African Congo Proverb)
Don't cut off the monkey's tail before it is dead. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The iron never takes advice from the hammer. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Little by little grow the bananas. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The white man never forgets Europe. View proverb
African Congo Proverb