African proverbs
African Proverbs152 proverbs“Knowledge is a garden. If it isn’t cultivated, you can’t harvest it.”
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It is difficult for two long-nosed lovers to kiss.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb No person is born great. Great people become great when others are sleeping.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb It is better to be loved than to be feared.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb True love means what’s mine is yours.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Wisdom does not come overnight.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb A real family eats from the same cornmeal.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Your body is a temple of knowledge.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Examine what is said, not who is speaking.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Don’t set sail on someone else’s star.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb If you educate a man, you educate one person. If you educate a woman, you educate a whole family.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb To love someone who doesn’t love you is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Children are the reward of life.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb The wise man never takes a step too long for his leg.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others.
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