Proverbs are sometimes a food for thought to reflect over situations, circumstances and goals. Africa is a continent of ancestral proverbs and most importantly many nations of the world also display a tradition and cuture of proverbs through History, Essence and Identity.
Below is a list of Proverbs which are definately food for thought - ENJOY
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1. Words are like eggs, when they break they cannot be put together again.- Yoruba Proverb from Nigeria.
2. When the door is closed,you must learn to slide across the crack of the sill- Yoruba Proverb from Nigeria.
3. You must have Love in your heart before you can have hope. - Yoruba Proverb from Nigeria.
4. Nobody knows the mysteries which lie at the bottom of the ocean - Yoruba Proverb from Nigeria
5. He who does not carry anything, does not break anything - Yoruba Proverb from Nigeria.
6. If you look in one direction,your neck will become still - Igbo Proverb from Nigeria.
7. When the rythm of a drum changes, the dance steps change too- Igbo Proverb from Nigeria.
8. The Puppy attempted to answer two calls at one and broke his jaw in the process - Igbo Proverb from Nigeria.
9. The world is like a mask dancing, if you want to see it well,you do not stand in one place. - Igbo Proverb from Nigeria.
10. The fact that the bridge is shaky does not mean it will break. - Igbo Proverb from Nigeria
11. The attempt exceeds the ability of one, not a multitude. - Efik Proverb from Nigeria.
12. A person looks only on the outside of things; God looks into the very heart. - Efik Proverb from Nigeria
13. Strategy is better than strength -
Hausa Proverb from West Africa
14. You must live witihn your sacred truth. - Hausa Proverb from West Africa.
15. Hope is the pillar of Wisdom - Kanuri Proverb from Nigeria
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16. Do not follow the path, Go where there is no path to begin the trail - Ashanti Proverb from Ghana
17. If you are on a road to nowhere - find another road. - Ashanti Proverb from Ghana
18. The one who asks questions does not lose his way. - Akan Proverb from Ghana
19. True Power comes through co-operation and silence - Ashanti Proverb from Ghana
20. Before healing others,heal yourself. - Gambian Proverb.
21. Better a mistake at the begining,than at the end. - Cameroun Proverb.
22. A Mother is always A Mother - Namibian Proverb.
23. Faults confessed is half redressed. - Zulu Proverb.
24. War Ends nothing. - Zaire Proverb.
25. A single bracelet does not jingle. - Zaire Proverb.
26. You cannot pick up a pebble with one finger- Malawi Proverb.
27. When you see a turtle on top of a fence post, you know he had some help. Wolof Proverb.
28. Count your teeth with your tounge. - Igbo Proverb.
29. If you dont learn to laugh at trouble, you will have nothing to laugh at in your old age. - Yoruba Proverb.
30. Two Rams cannot drink from the sme bucket at the same time, they shall lick horns. - Benin Proverb (Nigeria). | |