African Proverbs

This collection of African Proverbs is arranged by popularity as voted by our users for your enjoyment. If you enjoy these sayings, be sure to check out other famous Proverbs!

"Peace is costly but it is worth the expense."
-African Proverb in Peace quotes.

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"A fool and water will go the way they are diverted."
-African Proverb

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"It is better to be loved than feared."
-African Proverb in Relationships quotes.

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"If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry."
-African Proverb in Proverbs quotes.

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"Don't set sail on someone else's star."
-African Proverb

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"He who learns, teaches."
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"No one tests the depth of a river with both feet."
-African Proverb

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"When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you."
-African Proverb in Enemies quotes.

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"Not to know is bad. Not to wish to know is worse. "
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"Wisdom does not come overnight."
-African Proverb in Wisdom quotes.

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"Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested."
-African Proverb

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"Do not try to fight a lion if you are not one yourself."
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"Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water."
-African Proverb

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"A camel never sees its own hump. "
-African Proverb

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"He who is carried on another's back does not appreciate how far off the town is. "
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"Quarrels end, but words once spoken never die."
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"God conceals himself from the mind of man, but reveals himself to his heart."
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"Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him."
-African Proverb

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