869 Quotes About Proverbs

The pillar of the world is hope. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria

When cutting, look at the age of the machete. - Fulfulde, Nigeria

We should talk while we are still alive. - Kalenjin (Kenya)

To be praised is to be lost. - Kikuyu, Kenya

You are sitting in peace (unharmed): as the nose of a cow that feeds among thorntrees and shows no scars. Luganda, Uganda

The orphan does not rejoice after a heavy breakfast. - Cape Coast, Ghana

Be on the alert, like the red ant that moves with its claws wide open. Uganda

A tree not taller than an ant cannot shade you. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria

Even a friend can not rescue one from old age. - Kalenjin (Kenya)