1. Nobody is born wise. ~ African proverb
2. Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem. ~ Akan proverb
3. Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand. ~ Guinean proverb
4. Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others. ~ Hema (DRC) proverb
5. An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. ~ Ghanaian proverb
6. A large chair does not make a king. ~ Sudanese proverb
7. Where a woman rules, streams run uphill. ~ Ethiopian proverb
8. 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. ~ African Proverb
9. If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? ~ African proverb
10. Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends. ~ Gabon proverb
11. Poverty is slavery. ~Somalia
12. One cannot both feast and become rich. ~ Ashanti
13. Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat. ~ Akan proverb
14. The wealth which enslaves the owner isn’t wealth. ~ Yoruba
15. Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true. ~ South Africa
16. Wisdom does not come overnight. ~ Somali proverb
17. In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb
18. To get lost is to learn the way. ~ African proverb
19. By crawling a child learns to stand. ~ African proverb
20. You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla. ~Congolese proverb
21. Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day. ~Malagasy Proverb
22. Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners. ~Swahili Proverb
23. When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled. ~ Swahili saying
24. Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. ~ West African proverb
25. He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. ~ Malawian proverb
Inspiring.
Very educative