African Proverbs
1. It is the wife who knows the husband.
2. Only when you have crossed the river can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout.
3.If you are hiding do not light a fire.
4.When a man is wealthy he may wear old cloth.
5.The moon moves slowly; but it crosses the town.
6.The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of it's people.
7.It is a calm and silent that drowns a man.
8.When a King has a foolish counsellors his reign is peaceful.
9.Money is sharper than a sword.
10.Fire and gun powder do not sleep together.
11.Never test the depth of a river with both feet.
12.A man with too much ambition cannot sleep in peace.
13.He who hunts two rats catches none.
14.When the master is absent the frogs hop into the house.
15.If you burn the house can you conceal the smoke?
16.He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.
17.Thought breaks the heart.
18.A man's wealth may be superior to him.
19.No matter how full the river it still wants to grow.
20.Do not dispose of the monkey's tail before he is dead.
21.Two birds disputed about a kernel, then a third scooped down and carried it off.
22.Mother-in-laws are hard hearing.
23.Wood may remain ten years in water but it will never be a crocodile.
24.Let him speak who have seen with his eyes.
25.Those who are absent are always wrong.
26.No matter how long the night the day is sure to come.
27.When one is in love a cliff becomes a meadow.
28.A close friend can become a close enemy.
29.One who runs alone cannot be outrun by another.
30.The frog wanted to be as big as an elephant and burst.
31.One who recovers from sickness forgets about God.
32.Termites live underground.
33.Unless you call out who will open the door.
34.when spiders web unite they can tie up a Lion.
35.You cannot build a house for last year's summer.
36.The dog I bought bit me; the fire I kindled burned me.