More African proverbs
Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb No shortcuts exist to the top of a palm tree.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Lovers do not hide their nakedness.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb The axe forgets but the tree remembers.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb A happy man marries the girl he loves; a happier man loves the girl he married.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb A fool has to say something. A wise person has something to say.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Love doesn’t listen to rumors.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb If money were to be found up in the trees, most people would be married to monkeys.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb One who plants grapes by the roadside, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb To try and to fail is not laziness.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb He who refuses to obey cannot command.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Other people’s wisdom prevents the king from being called a fool.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Parents give birth to the body of their children, but not always to their characters.
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
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