Amharic Proverbs

Amharic Proverbs distill Ethiopia’s highland heritage and the legacy of an ancient empire. They prize honor, faith, and sharp wit, guiding daily choices about work, kinship, and endurance.

Women and donkeys need the stick. (Amharic Proverb)
A disease that fails to finish us off will continue being condemned forever. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
A man who will go mad next year starts to roll up his sleeves this year. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
By his own hand he wrapped the snake around his neck. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
He who knows much speaks with silence. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
If I could see your face, I would not need food. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
If left on one side it will burn. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
If you spit laying down it will only come back in your mouth. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
May the crazy not die to make people laugh. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
One can not stop sleeping in fear of bad dreams. (Amharic Proverb)
One sent by a woman does not fear death. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
Slowly, slowly, even an egg will walk. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
The poor man pleads, the judge listens. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
To lie about a far country is easy. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
The one who persists in asking question he learn the death of his mother. View proverb
Amharic Proverb
Little by little an egg will walk. View proverb
Amharic Proverb