Best African Parables And African Words Of Wisdom For Family And Friends
Generally, proverbs are the wisdom of our elders which are passed down from generation to generation. These motivational African parables and African words of wisdoms for family and friends form parts of the wise counsel that comes with it good advice for a better daily living.
For your delight, here are some motivational proverbs that would inspire the special people in your life.
African Parables For Family And Friends
[1]. The screaming of a chicken when its child is taken away by the Kite, it’s not that the Kite will release it but is to tell the world what has happened.
[2]. Just as the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom is also like; the day a man starts thinking that all his achievement in life is by his effort, is the beginning of his downfall.
[3]. If the owner of the house abandons his plastic a stranger would come in and breaks it. Protect what you have.
[4]. A bush does not sway this way or that way unless there is wind. The toad may like water but not when the water is boiling.
[5]. A wise child starts asking for the whereabouts of his father when visitors’ suddenly starts showering him with biscuits and sweet in their compound.
[6]. The chameleon was asked, how can you enter new territories unnoticed, he said, I just change my colour.
[7]. To those who knows the value of Kolanut; it lasts in their mouth.
[8]. Those who like acquiring too much wealth always end up raising children that like disposing off their wealth.
[9]. What an elder sees sitting down, even if a child climbs an Iroko tree he will not see it.
[10]. A youth who does not cultivate friendship with an elderly person is like a tree without root just passing by.
[11]. A man’s success and glorious future is a reward for his hardwork and previous effort. So always strive to be successful.
[12]. The small opportunity giving to the monkey to wear clothes does not guarantee him to join the dining table.
[13]. Love is the only way to kill envy.
[14]. Life has no meaning if all we do is demand applause from others instead of giving them what we feel we need.
[15]. Keep quiet listen why people talk. Accept the fool they will likely call you but don't let your praying corner become cold.
[16]. If you want to lose weight, you don't need to exercise or diet, just fall in love with the wrong person.
[17]. Two good heads cannot make a wrong.
[18]. When the rain falls, it doesn't fall on the roof of one man alone. It falls on the roof of the good and the bad alike.
[19]. No matter how tall an Iroko tree can be, it doesn't mean it will touch the sky.
[20]. There are three enemies to personal race. Regret over yesterday mistake, ingratitude for today's blessings and anxiety over tomorrow’s problems.
[21]. Never fight a man under grace because the grace he carries will disgrace you.
[22]. No African girl will choose Six packs over six cars. So my sons stop the gym and work hard.
[23]. Beware of the naked man who offers you clothes.
[24]. The death of a lion cannot be announced by a goat.
[25]. When one’s goat gets missing, the aroma of a neighbor’s soup gets suspicious.
[26]. The future belongs to the risk taker not the comfort seekers.
[27]. The words of the elders do not lock all the doors; they leave the right door open.
[28]. A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple.
[29]. Coca-Cola only sold 25 bottles the first year but kept going. Never give up.
[30]. Let not what you cannot do tear you from what you can do.
African Words Of Wisdom For Family And Friends
Proverbs would always go a long way to reshape the life of many. If you want to gain deep wisdom and understanding; then listen to the wise saying of men who have gotten deeper experiences on the many lessons life has to teach.
[31]. A child who asks questions does not become a fool.
[32]. The first person you think of in the morning, or last person you think of at night, is either the cause of your happiness or your pain.
[33]. Be careful who you trust. Salt and Sugar are both white.
[34]. To make a difference in life, you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful or perfect. You just have to care.
[35]. Kindness is like butter, it works best when you spread it around.
[36]. The walls don’t only have ears, they also see.
[37]. The leopard is beautiful, but has a bad heart.
[38]. Everybody is a nobody, trying to be somebody.
[39]. Fake hair, fake nails, fake eyelashes, artificial face and sometimes, fake behavior. Yet, a woman will say she needs a real man.
[40]. Never open the door for an armed robber. Let them break it, it is part of their Job.
[41]. Sometimes, you have to play the role of a fool to fool the fools who think they are fooling you.
[42]. One man’s food is every other man’s food. Just because one idiot refuses to eat it doesn’t make it poison.
[43]. If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go where her prayer has not already been.
[44]. The only person that reads the terms and conditions is the one who writes it.
[45]. The chief who doesn’t know what to say, says that his friend has said what he would have said.
[46]. Just because you met them at the Church doesn’t mean they’re the ones. Demons go to Church too!
[47]. A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful, when her lips are closed.
[48]. No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.
[49]. A woman’s greatest perfume is the fragrance of her man’s success.
[50]. A wise person knows that there is something to be learned from everyone.
[51]. It requires wisdom to understand wisdom. The music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
[52]. No matter how rich you are, you cannot pay for your sins.
[53]. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
[54]. Give them a chair, if they can’t stand your Success.
[55]. Be careful about the rumors you hear about a lady. It either comes from a man, who can’t have her, or a lady who can’t compete with her.
[56]. None of us is as smart as all of us. Work together achieves more.
[57]. A gentle walking of a lion does not make it to be a fool.
[58]. I told you before it happened is a good friend. I could have told you before it happen is a bad friend.
[59]. It is better for a man's mouth to be without teeth than for him to lose his manhood.
[60]. You cannot use a big manhood to threaten an old woman.
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