Namibian Proverbs

Namibian Proverbs carry desert-born wisdom. Shaped by the Namib Desert and Atlantic coast, they blend San and Himba heritage, praising patience, respect for land, and unity through drought.

If you want to give God a good laugh, tell him of your future plans. (Namibian Proverb)
It is the one who lies by a fire who feels the heat. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
Learning expands great souls. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
Love is a despot who spares no one. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
Moral people sleep well at night, but the immoral seem to get pleasure from the waking hours much more. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
Only the strong survive. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
That which leaks cannot stay full. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
The bone given to you by the king is meat. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
The trees never meet but people do. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
The ways of the immoral are always predictable. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
There are many a good tune played on an old fiddle. (Namibian Proverb)
When a tiny toe is hurting the whole body stoops down to attend to it. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
Where there are birds, there is water. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
Where you see the tail, there is the mouse. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
A braggart is recognized by his headgear. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
A diamonds father is coal, yet it regards itself as upper-class. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
A fool laughs at himself. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
A glutton is never satisfied. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
Envy and greed grow on the same stalk. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
Even a weak lion is not bitten by a dog. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
God speaks a foreign tongue. (Namibian Proverb)
Gold like the sun melts wax and hardens clay. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
A man cannot undo his past. can zebras wipe away their stripes? View proverb
Namibian Proverb
Let the first urge pass, wait for the second. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
A mother is always a mother. View proverb
Namibian Proverb