African Proverbs
African Proverbs
carrying man proverbs
Do not tell the man carrying you that he stinks. Sierra Leone
africa bones dogs gives prefer proverbs west
Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat,it is just that no one ever gives them meat. Akan proverb, West Africa
proverb proverbs teach traditions
The young can't teach traditions to the old. - Yoruba proverb
donkey knows proverbs
A donkey knows no gratitude. - (Knappert, p. 138, Swahili)
cannot proverbs smell
A hyena cannot smell its own stench. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
kenya produced proverbs smoke suffer
You suffer from smoke produced by the firewood you fetched yourself. Luhya, Kenya
idle nigeria proverbs
The crows, the idle person grumbles. - Yoruba, Nigeria
carrying elephant gets proverbs tired
The elephant never gets tired of carrying its tusks. Vai, Liberia