Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs

Today’s African Proverb (9.7.14)

The depth of a person’s life is more important that the length. (- East Africa, Kiswahili) 2 people like this post. Like...

A husband can never be so bashful that he cannot speak to his wife. (- Yoruba) 3 people like this post. Like...

Only a fool believes everything he is told. (- Ethiopia, Eritrea)     1 person likes this post. Like Unlike

A lioness does not need to roar to keep the crowd in awe. (-Africa) 3 people like this post. Like Unlike

When one is carrying water and happens to spill it, if the calabash is not broken, you can get more water. (-Nigeria)...

With many small blows, the great oak falls. (-Kenya, Kikuyu, submitted by Jordan) 2 people like this post. Like Unlike

He who gets blisters from the hoe-handle will not die of hunger. (- Kiswahili) 3 people like this post. Like Unlike

War has no eyes. (- Swahili) 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike

The mouth makes debts, but the arms pay. (- Ewe) 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike

Sometimes, you suffer from smoke produced by the fire you built yourself. (- Kenya) 2 people like this post. Like Unlike

The chick that feeds is the one that is close to its mother. (- Africa) 2 people like this post. Like Unlike

We should talk while we are still alive. (- Kenya) 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike