African proverbs
African Proverbs152 proverbs“It’s better to fall from a tree and break your back than to fall in love and break your heart.”
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Wisdom is wealth.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Where there are many, nothing goes wrong.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Tomorrow belongs to people who prepare for it today.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them?
African ProverbAfrican Proverb No man can outwit their ancestors.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Even the maid has a family.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Home affairs are not talked about on the public square.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Don’t be so in love that you can’t tell when it’s raining.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb All monkeys cannot hang from the same branch.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb There is no fool who is disowned by his family.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb A man’s ruin lies in his tongue.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb A fish and bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together.
African ProverbAfrican Proverb Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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