Top 55 Most Inspiring African Proverbs

“A friend is someone you share the path with.” ― African Proverb

“Don’t set sail on someone else’s star.” ― African Proverb

“No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow.” ― African Proverb

“If you educate a man you educate one individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family.” ― African Proverb

“The sun never sets without fresh news.” ― African Proverb

“There are no shortcuts to the top of the palm tree.” ― African Proverb

“Those who accomplish great things pay attention to little ones.” ― African Proverb

“Being happy is better than being king.” ― African Proverb

“A fully grown up tree cannot be bent into a walking stick.” ― African Proverb

“A clever king is the brother of peace.” ― South African Proverb

“For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” ― African Proverb

“Lack of knowledge is darker than night.” ― African Proverb

“Repetition is the mother of knowledge.” ― African Proverb

“To try and to fail is not laziness.” ― African Proverb

“Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.” ― African Proverb

“One must talk little and listen much.” ― African Proverb

“The blame of the antelope is on the hunter.” ― African Proverb

“The laughter of a child lights up the house.” ― African Proverb

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” ― African Proverb

“When I think of the others’s misfortunes, I forget mine.” ― African Proverb

“You can tell a ripe corn by its look.” ― African Proverb

“The sun does not forget a village just because it is small.” ― African Proverb

“Supposing doesn’t fill the grain basket ‘if’ doesn’t fill the larder.” ― African Proverb

“Rising early makes the road short.” ― African Proverb

“However long the night may last, there will be a morning.” ― African Proverb

“The big game often appears when the hunter has given up the hunt for the day.” ― African Proverb

“A man who pays respect to the great paves his own way for greatness.” ― African Proverb

“Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet.” ― African Proverb

“Do not call to a dog with a whip in your hand.” ― African Proverb

“A stream cannot rise above its source.” ― African Proverb

“Ingratitude is sooner or later fatal to its author.” ― African Proverb

“Little by little grow the bananas.” ― African Proverb

“Birds of all kinds will end up landing.” ― African Proverb

“Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles.” ― African Proverb

“If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.” ― African Proverb

“If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” ― African Proverb

“Rain does not fall on one roof alone.” ― African Proverb

“It is the one who lives in the house who knows where the roof leaks.” ― African Proverb

“The fool speaks, the wise man listens.” ― African Proverb

“Other people’s wisdom prevents the king from being called a fool.” ― African Proverb

“Even an ant can hurt an elephant.” ― African Proverb

“Do not allow the belly to make you useless.” ― African Proverb

“Haste and hurry can only bear children with many regrets along the way.” ― African Proverb

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ― African Proverb

“Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop.” ― African Proverb

“Character is like pregnancy. It cannot be hidden forever.” ― African Proverb

“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” ― African Proverb

“If you damage the character of another, you damage your own.” ― African Proverb

“All monkeys cannot hang on the same branch.” ― African Proverb

“If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy.” ― African Proverb

“Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight.” ― African Proverb

“A person with too much ambition cannot sleep in peace.” ― African Proverb

“If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended forgive.” ― African Proverb

“God has created lands with lakes and rivers for man to live. And the desert so that he can find his soul.” ― African Proverb

“If you escaped from the lion’s den, why go back for your hat?” African Proverb

“If you overtake a leader, you break your neck.” ― African Proverb

“If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.” ― African Proverb

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