Angolan Proverbs

Angolan Proverbs echo Bantu roots and a land where the Kwanza meets the Atlantic. Shaped by colonial rule and a long struggle for independence, they prize solidarity, courage, and respect for elders.

Chance all; see what destiny yields. (Angolan Proverb)
It is the voyage not the ship that matters. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
The mysterious road beckons the young man. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
The one who throws the stone forgets; the one who is hit remembers forever. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
The real journey of discovery begins in old age. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
The squirrel does not talk back to the elephant. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
Any visitor to the country who drinks from the river bengo will never want to leave. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
He who goes to Our Lady of Muxima with an evil heart risks being drowned crossing the river to get there. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
To be sure that your friend is a friend, you must go with him on a journey, travel with him day and night, go with him near and far. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
The mouse does not talk back to the lion. (Angolan Proverb)
As the ocimbamba seeks the low lying tree so friends gather to the friendly person. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
In the larger affairs the minor are forgotten. View proverb
Angolan Proverb
Labor has sure reward. View proverb
Angolan Proverb