Botswana Proverbs

Botswana proverbs echo Tswana values of community, cattle, and respectful speech. Shaped by life on the Kalahari and rare post‑colonial stability, they praise patience, prudence, and shared responsibility.

A lion cannot hear its own roar. (Botswana Proverb)
A loving wife is often blessed with the birth of a tenth child. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
A prudent man who knows proverbs, resolved problems. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
A slipshod man wastes away in the midst of plenty. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
All people share the same ancestry. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
As the lion said, ‘I will kill your lambs and you will remember my presence.' View proverb
Botswana Proverb
Do not look where the harvest is plentiful, but where the people are kind. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
God is our general in time of war. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
Beautiful words don't put porridge in the pot. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
Silence has a mighty noise. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
The lizard that lives high up in iroko tree does not hear the lions roar. (Botswana Proverb)
It is better to walk than curse the road. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
Only a dupe checks the depth of the water with both feet. View proverb
Botswana Proverb