Top 10 Best African Proverbs And Quotes

Proverbs are the sayings of the elder and the wise. Knowledge since ancient times is passed on from generation to generation through the means of incidents, stories and sayings. These were the results of our forefathers who have gone through the situations of difficultly and ease and knew that their children would need it to make a beautiful world. Here are some of the best African proverbs spoken wisely and tell you more about the worldly ailments.

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Top 10 African Proverbs

#1 The fool speaks, the wise man listens.

#2 When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.

#3 You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla.

#4 The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.

#5 One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.

#6 A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.

#7 If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.

#8 He who refuses to obey cannot command.

#9 An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.

#10 There can be no peace without understanding.

These were the top 10 best African proverbs. I have shared some more proverbs that I found are very good and thoughtful. Do check them and do comment for more.

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African Proverbs and Quotes

• Traveling is learning. ~Kenyan Proverb
• Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners. ~Swahili Proverb
• Learning expands great souls. ~ Namibian proverb
• To get lost is to learn the way. ~ African proverb
• Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off. ~African Proverb
• By crawling a child learns to stand. ~ African proverb
• If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents. ~ African proverb
• What you learn is what you die with. ~ African proverb
• Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. ~Moroccan Proverb
• He who learns, teaches. ~ Ethiopian proverb
• Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases. ~ Swahili proverb
• By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree. ~ Buganda proverb
• You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. ~ African proverb
• What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn. ~African proverb
• By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. ~Ashanti proverb
• You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down. ~ Bateke proverb
  

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• Wisdom is wealth. ~ Swahili
• Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~ Akan proverb
• A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. ~Kenyan proverb
• Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden. ~ Akan proverb
• Wisdom does not come overnight. ~ Somali proverb
• A wise person will always find a way. ~ Tanzanian proverb
• Nobody is born wise. ~ African proverb
• The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water. ~ Cameroon proverb
• Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others. ~ Hema (DRC) proverb
• In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb
• If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom. ~ African proverb
• Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem. ~ Akan proverb
• Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand. ~ Guinean proverb

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• A leader who does not take advice is not a leader. ~ Kenyan proverb
• Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ~Kenyan proverb
• War has no eyes ~ Swahili saying
• Because he lost his reputation, he lost a kingdom. ~ Ethiopian proverb
• Where a woman rules, streams run uphill. ~ Ethiopian proverb
• When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful. ~Ashanti proverb
• Peace does not make a good ruler. ~Botswana proverb
• He who fears the sun will not become chief. ~Ugandan proverb
• A large chair does not make a king. ~ Sudanese proverb
• A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow. ~ Lesotho proverb
• There can be no peace without understanding. ~Senegalese proverb
• Without a leader, black ants are confused. ~Ugandan proverb
• Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully. ~ African proverb
• Do not forget what is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself. ~ Tanzanian proverb
• Without a leader, black ants are confused. ~Ugandan proverb
• If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve war. ~ Somalian proverb
• When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield. ~Ugandan proverb
• An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. ~ Ghanaian proverb
• He who is destined for power does not have to fight for it. ~ Ugandan proverb
• When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled. ~ Swahili saying
• Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. ~ West African proverb
• He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. ~ Malawian proverb

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