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African Proverbs: Famous African Proverbs & Sayings
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Parents give birth to the body of their children,
but not always to their characters.
Source: Ganda
Patience is the key which solves all problems.
Source: Sudanese
Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
Source: Bantu
Patience puts a crown on the head.
Source: Ugandan
Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
Source: African
People should not talk while they are eating or pepper may go
down the wrong way.
Source: African
Perhaps you do not understand me because you do not love me.
Source: African
Prefer the leader who comes to you.
Source: Ugandan
Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
Source: African
s are the palm oil with which words are eaten.
Source: Nigerian
Quarrels end, but words once spoken never die.
Source: African
Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
Source: African
Respect a little child, and let it respect you.
Source: Bantu
Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and
dreams are there to meet you.
Source: African
Rulers are like hills; when darkness falls, they all speak alike.
Source: Ugandan
Seeing is better than hearing.
Source: African
Seeing is different than being told.
Source: African
Send a boy where he wants to go and you see his best pace.
Source: African
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Source: African
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
Source: African
Talking with one another is loving one another.
Source: Kenyan
That which gains the attention of a leader will be solved.
Source: Ugandan
The art of negotiating is acquired from childhood.
Source: Congolese
The best part of happiness lies is in the secret heart of a
lover.
Source: Ugandan
The cabin of a loved one is never too far away.
Source: Bantu
The chief does not eat from two sides.
Source: Malawian
The chief has a clever messenger.
Source: Ugandan
The chief is a fist; whether closed or open, the nearest get
the most.
Source: Ugandan
The chief is fire; keep your distance when warming yourself.
Source: Ugandan
The chief kills the life of the village, not the trader.
Source: Ugandan
The chief who bullies the landowner starts by breaking his sugarcane.
Source: Ugandan
The chief's wealth is his subjects.
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