Inspiring African Proverbs

Inspiring African Proverbs

Do not forget what it is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself. - Tanzanian proverb

Without a leader, black ants are confused. - Ugandan proverb

He who refuses to obey cannot command. - Kenyan proverb

He who fears the sun will not become chief. -Ugandan proverb

A large chair does not make a king. - Sudanese proverb

Because he lost his reputation, he lost a kingdom. - Ethiopian proverb

Where a woman rules, streams run uphill. - Ethiopian proverb

A leader who does not take advice is not a leader. - Kenyan proverb

If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard. - Sierra Leone proverb

Unity is strength, division is weakness. - Swahili proverb

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. - Bondei proverb

It takes a village to raise a child. - African proverb

Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you. - African proverb

Many hands make light work. - Haya (Tanzania) proverb

Where there are many, nothing goes wrong. - Swahili proverb

Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper. - Tanzanian proverb

A single bracelet does not jingle. - Congolese proverb

A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn. - African proverb

If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. - African proverb

A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place. - Akan Ghanaian Proverb

A united family eats from the same plate. - Baganda proverb

A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break. - African proverb

If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success. - Ute proverb

Brothers love each other when they are equally rich. - African proverb

 
Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family. - Ethiopian proverb