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) 16 people like this post. Like...

A husband can never be so bashful that he cannot speak to his wife. (- Yoruba) 4 people like this post. Like...

Only a fool believes everything he is told. (- Ethiopia, Eritrea)     2 people like this post. Like Unlike

A lioness does not need to roar to keep the crowd in awe. (-Africa) 8 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

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Hold a true friend with both hands. (-Nigeria) 5 people like this post. Like Unlike

If a person loves peace, it does not make him/her a coward. (-Nigeria) 6 people like this post. Like Unlike

People who drink to drown their sorrows should be told that sorrow knows how to swim. (-Sierra Leone) 3...

In the city of the blind, the man with one eye will be king. (- Nigeria) 1 person likes this post. Like...

Avoiding a quarrel is better than asking forgiveness. (-Niger, Nigeria, Hausa) 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike