African proverbs
African Proverbs152 proverbs“A fool has to say something. A wise person has something to say.”
More African proverbs
Every kind of love is love, but self-love is supreme among them.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Restless feet might walk you into a snake pit.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb The mother hen does not break its own eggs.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb You know who you love but you can’t know who loves you.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb A wise person doesn’t fall down the same hill twice.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb A woman is a flower in a garden; her husband is the fence around it.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Once you carry your own water, you’ll remember every drop.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Seeing is different than being told.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try spending the night with a mosquito.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Truth should be in love and love in truth.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb To get lost is to learn the way.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb A mother cannot give birth to something bigger than herself.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Only a fool tests the depth of a river with no feet.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb
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When you are with your friends, control your tongue.
Stuart PetersonStuart Peterson And you have fast become my weakness, even as you remain my source of strength.
Alma-May NoaAlma-May Noa No one else is on your path so why should their limits be?
Elezabeth SymondElezabeth Symond I heard many tongues in many languages saying that people cannot be Gods, and that’s a given. But what if people don’t know what was given to them?
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn Pride – it screams a lot louder than love sometimes.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix Messed up people even see the beauty in all the shitty places.
Lara-LeanLara-Lean I loved you more than love was allowed.
Lang LeavLang Leav Don’t mistake your discovery for the absence of yourself.
Sania AbbasSania Abbas
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