Proverbs Africa

Proverbs Africa turned 3 today!

Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:31:13 +0100

Proverbs Africa turned 3 today!

"He who learns, teaches. ‪‬"

Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:00:20 +0100

“He who learns, teaches. ‪‬”

- #‎Ethiopia

"Two flavours confuse the palate. ‪‬"

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 10:00:14 +0100

“Two flavours confuse the palate. ‪‬”

- #‎IvoryCoast

"A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing. ‪‬"

Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:00:32 +0100

“A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing. ‪‬”

- #‎Liberia

"Before one cooks, one must have the meat. ‪‬"

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:00:25 +0100

“Before one cooks, one must have the meat. ‪‬”

- #‎Mauritania

"A proverb is the horse of conversation: when the conversation lags, a proverb revives it. ‬"

Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:00:45 +0100

“A proverb is the horse of conversation: when the conversation lags, a proverb revives it. ‬”

- ‪#‎Niger

"He who is bitten by a snake fears a lizard. ‪‬"

Tue, 14 Jul 2015 10:00:19 +0100

“He who is bitten by a snake fears a lizard. ‪‬”

- #‎Uganda

"It is best to bind up the finger before it is cut. ‪‬"

Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:00:32 +0100

“It is best to bind up the finger before it is cut. ‪‬”

- #‎Lesotho

"The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and bust. ‬"

Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:31:59 +0100

“The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and bust. ‬”

- ‪#‎Ethiopia

"He who does not know one thing knows another.‬"

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:59:02 +0100

“He who does not know one thing knows another.‬”

- #‎Kenya

"When the moon is not full, the stars shine more brightly."

Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:30:29 +0100

“When the moon is not full, the stars shine more brightly.”

- #Uganda

"However full the house, the hen finds a corner to lay in. ‪‬"

Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:14:56 +0100

“However full the house, the hen finds a corner to lay in. ‪‬”

- #‎SierraLeone

"By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. ‬"

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:43:27 +0100

“By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. ‬”

- #‎Ghana

"If a man’s back breaks, he does not stitch it up himself. ‪‬"

Thu, 28 May 2015 10:49:37 +0100

“If a man’s back breaks, he does not stitch it up himself. ‪‬”

- #‎Ghana

"Where God boils his yam, that is exactly where the devil roasts his fish. ‪‬"

Wed, 27 May 2015 23:16:37 +0100

“Where God boils his yam, that is exactly where the devil roasts his fish. ‪‬”

- #‎Ghana

"You can’t hide the smoke when the house is burning. ‪‬"

Mon, 25 May 2015 13:24:04 +0100

“You can’t hide the smoke when the house is burning. ‪‬”

- #‎Burundi

"An immoral father-in-law cannot advise his children well. ‬"

Tue, 19 May 2015 19:12:55 +0100

“An immoral father-in-law cannot advise his children well. ‬”

- ‪#‎Congo

"Two cats can never be equal; one will always be bigger than the other."

Fri, 15 May 2015 19:06:27 +0100

“Two cats can never be equal; one will always be bigger than the other.”

- #EquatorialGuinea

"If wisdom is measured by the size of the beard, then the goat is a philosopher king. ‬"

Thu, 14 May 2015 20:56:47 +0100

“If wisdom is measured by the size of the beard, then the goat is a philosopher king. ‬”

- ‪#‎SierraLeone

"A short rope ties nothing."

Sun, 10 May 2015 10:00:20 +0100

“A short rope ties nothing.”

- #Swaziland