African proverbs
African Proverbs152 proverbs“If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars?”
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Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb However far a stream flows, it doesn’t forget its origin.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb When deed speaks, words are nothing.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb 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.
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