African Proverbs Quotes

Begin in time to finish without hurry.

Your previous lies will contradict your future truths.

Your mother is the bodyguard of your father.

Your mind is like a parachute; it only works when it’s open.

Your greatest hope is your greatest fear.

Your food is supposed to be your medicine and your medicine is supposed to be your food.

Your feet will take you away from home but your stomach will bring you back.

Your brother’s pocket cannot keep your wealth.

You’ve seen many Komo, but you haven’t seen the wild beast.

You wouldn’t know how far the town is if you’ve been taken there.

You will never know the importance of the buttocks, until they develop a boil.

You shouldn’t leave your own fire ablaze to go and put out your neighbour’s fire.

You should know what’s being cooked in the kitchen otherwise you might eat a forbidden food.

You see this thing called blood there is nothing like it.

You never know a line is zigzag until you put a straight line against it.

You may say the cassava in your mouth is bitter, but it is only looking at the next one.

You have to heal the wound before it ignores the medicine.