In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges, and the foolish build dams.

More African Proverbs

• A child does not laugh at the ugliness of his mother.
• No person is born great. Great people become great when others are sleeping.
• Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
• A child is what you put into him.
• The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.
• In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges, and the foolish build dams.
• By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
• If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars?
• Knowledge is a garden. If it isn’t cultivated, you can’t harvest it.
• He who loves, loves you with your dirt.
• Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands.
• It is difficult for two long-nosed lovers to kiss.
• One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.
• Don’t try to make someone hate the person he loves. For he will go on loving but he will hate you.
• Lovers do not hide their nakedness.
• The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
• Wisdom is wealth.
• Family must look out for family.
• Love doesn’t rely on physical features.
• Do not look where you feel. Look where you slipped.
• Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others.
• If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
• If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try spending the night with a mosquito.
• A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.
• No shortcuts exist to the top of a palm tree.
• Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
• He may say that he loves you, wait and see what he does for you.