Home THE BESTThe best: 72+ African wise proverbs and inspiring ... Previous Next The best: 72+ African wise proverbs and inspiring quotes Posted by: Neva Mwiti, June 22, 2012 Wisdom is wealth! One thing I respect deeply about Africa is the treasure of wisdom our ancestors have handed down to us. While some of our leaders may have forgotten them, the rest of us don’t need to. From prudent sayings on wisdom itself, to judicious encouragements, warnings and even quirky advice on learning, patience, unity, wealth, poverty, community, family, love and marriage, these quotes will inspire you to be the best you can possibly be. When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him. ~Ashanti Proverb Photography by Eric Lafforgue – ericlafforgue African Quotes on Wisdom Wisdom is wealth. ~ Swahili Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~ Akan proverb The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~ Ethiopian proverb Wisdom does not come overnight. ~ Somali proverb The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water. ~ Cameroon proverb Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others. ~ Hema (DRC) proverb Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem. ~ Akan proverb Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand. ~ Guinean proverb In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom. ~ African proverb A wise person will always find a way. ~ Tanzanian proverb Nobody is born wise. ~ African proverb A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. ~Kenyan proverb Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden. ~ Akan proverb African Quotes on Learning Learning expands great souls. ~ Namibian proverb To get lost is to learn the way. ~ African proverb By crawling a child learns to stand. ~ African proverb If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents. ~ African proverb He who learns, teaches. ~ Ethiopian proverb Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases. ~ Swahili proverb By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree. ~ Buganda proverb You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. ~ African proverb You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down. ~ Bateke proverb The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat. ~ African proverb What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn. ~African proverb By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. ~Ashanti proverb One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom. ~ African proverb You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla. ~Congolese proverb What you learn is what you die with. ~ African proverb Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. ~Moroccan Proverb When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him. ~Ashanti Proverb Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off. ~African Proverb Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day. ~Malagasy Proverb Traveling is learning. ~Kenyan Proverb Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners. ~Swahili Proverb
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:15:58 +0000
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