More African proverbs
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 When a bitter woman takes over the house, the family she rules is doomed.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb The earth is a beehive, we all enter by the same door.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb A wise man fills his head before emptying his mouth.
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