African Proverbs - page 12

Your food is supposed to be your medicine and your medicine is supposed to be your food. (African Proverb)
Your mind is like a parachute; it only works when it's open. View proverb
African Proverb
What's all the fuss?" said the crane after the eel had slipped away. "I never liked fish anyway. View proverb
African Proverb
A bachelor should always spend minimum time with a friend's wife. View proverb
African Proverb
A bachelor's wife doesn't have ears. View proverb
African Proverb
A bad habit is like fire you can't play with it and expect not to get burnt. View proverb
African Proverb
A barren woman is like a leaking pot. View proverb
African Proverb
A beautiful one hurts the heart. View proverb
African Proverb
A beggar's knees are supple. View proverb
African Proverb
A big fish is caught with big bait. View proverb
African Proverb
A bird doesn't alert his fellow bird that a stone is coming. (African Proverb)
A bird that prays for rain will find its self soaked. View proverb
African Proverb
A child doesn't belong to the father or mother; a child belongs to the ancestors. View proverb
African Proverb
A child doesn't breast-feed from a stepmother if its mother is still alive. View proverb
African Proverb
A child who is fearless is going to bring tears to his mother's eyes. View proverb
African Proverb
A child who knows how to wash his hands will eat with the chiefs. View proverb
African Proverb
A child who protested when being stripped on the back by its mother, it's humbled by the scorching sun when left to walk. View proverb
African Proverb
A cloudy sky doesn't always cry rain. View proverb
African Proverb
A cow without a tail should not try to chase away flies. View proverb
African Proverb
You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla. View proverb
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You don't become an expert in five days. (African Proverb)
You don't give someone a goat for a gift and still hold on to the rope. View proverb
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You don't punish a fish by throwing it in water. View proverb
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You get what you deserve. View proverb
African Proverb
You should know what's being cooked in the kitchen otherwise you might eat a forbidden food. View proverb
African Proverb