“A child does not laugh at the ugliness of his mother.”

Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.

A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.

A small house will hold a hundred friends.

Love is a despot who spares no one.

Family must look out for family.

If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars?

The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.

Let your love be like the misty rain, coming softly but flooding the river.

It’s better to fall from a tree and break your back than to fall in love and break your heart.

Give advice, if people don’t listen let adversity teach them.

A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.

If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy.

If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.

It is better to live as a lion for one day rather than years as a sheep.

A roaring lion kills no game.

It takes a village to raise a child.