Top 15 African Proverb Quotes

A child that is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth

The axe forgets; the tree remembers

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.

A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.

When death comes to find you, may it find you alive

Sometimes you have to be a lion to be the lamb you really are.

A speaker of truth has no friends.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together

You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win

If anyone makes you laugh, it is not always because they love you.

If you ever thought you were too small to make a difference, you’ve never shared a bed with a mosquito.

The story of the hunt only favors the hunter, until the lion tells the truth!

Rain does not fall on one roof alone.