Top Chart African Proverbs...
Let the kite perch, and let the eagle perch. If one says the other should not, may its wings break.
Igbo Proverbs
There are many leaves in the bush, but when you go in, you look for okazi leaves.
Igbo Proverbs
Time is like a knife; if you don't use it to cut, it will cut you.
Hausa
A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
Ghanaian Proverb
No matter how high the baobab tree, it still has to be cut down by a man.
Liberian Proverb
He who does not know how to dance will say that the ground is uneven.
Tanzania
If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
African Proverb
He who holds another person down in the mud, holds himself down as well.
Igbo Proverbs
A person is a person because of other people. (Ubuntu). – Zulu (South Africa)
South Africa
No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come. – African proverb
African Proverb
The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. – African proverb
African Proverb
No person is born great; great people become great when others are sleeping. – African proverb
African Proverb
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