African proverbs about work. Bulgarian proverbs about work

You can't make aloe sweet. (Swahili)

Without nostrils, the nose is useless. (Hausa)

A hippopotamus that is spotted in time will not break the boat. (haya)

The quiver contains both life and death. (ovambo)

Only a tiny one can enter a tiny one's hole. (bapedi)

Borrowing is not difficult, but repaying is difficult. (Hausa)

A lover is stupid, he does not recognize reason. (Swahili)

All bellies are the same. (duala)

There will always be one who is superior to others. (duala)

Yesterday and the day before yesterday are not like today. (Swahili)

The most beautiful coffee bean you selected is empty. (haya)

Where the heart was at night, the feet rush there in the morning. (haya)

A hyena can be accused of any crime, but it will not steal a skein of thread. (Hausa)

The main thing is in the stomach, and clothes will only add color. (bapedi)

The socket is not an eye. (Hausa)

A deaf person will not hear you, even if you tell him smart things. (ovambo)

A talking drum cannot speak on one side. (duala)

The hunchback laughs at the shaking sick man. (Zulu)

Far away is where you don’t have any of your own. (bapedi)

A tree learns the value of a branch when it falls away. (ovambo)

It rained in Ndogbele and flooded in Bodimans. (duala)

Long life is suffering. (ewe)

The long-legged creature does not need two holes: one of them will soon be overgrown with cobwebs. (bapedi)

A friend is closer than a brother. (ovambo)

The leader's friend is himself like the leader. (Hausa)

If a snake bites your neighbor, you are also afraid. (Swahili)

If you don't have a bow, there's no point in grabbing arrows. (kanuri)

If the fire burns the mouth, it does not mean that it also burns the hand. (ewe)

If the hand has something, will the mouth endure the need? (duala)

If your kinsman binds you with palm fibers, bind him with a bowstring. (ovambo)

If you don't know what the source is, will you drink water from the mouth? (duala)

If you shave someone's hair with a sharp knife, he may retaliate by shaving yours with a dull shard. (ewe)

If a dog says that he will bring you an elephant, know that he is deceiving you. (Ashanti)

There are forty types of madness, but only one type of sanity. (soto)

If the stomach sleeps, the person sleeps. (ewe)

If you want to be an elephant, then you must do heaps like an elephant. (Swahili)

An elephant will not rot in one day. (duala)

The beast has not yet been killed, and you are already saying: “I will decorate my pipe with a tail.” (haya)

The animal is eaten while it is still warm. (bapedi)

A healthy body is wealth. (Hausa)

A snake and a toad do not sleep in the same hole. (bakongo)

And a frog can muddy the waters when an elephant wants to drink. (Swahili)

And in case of severe hunger, do not cook soup from caterpillars. (Hausa)

Sometimes an elephant is killed by a splinter. (Zulu)

No matter how bad your mother is, you will not be able to find a replacement for her. (bakongo)

How can a girl who greets her brother rudely treat her husband differently? (haya)

No matter how bad it is for the poor at home, it is worse in a foreign land. (Swahili)

Anyone who eats the king's nuts must fight for the king. (Hausa)

When the lion roars, the hyena is silent. (ovambo)

When there is no porridge, they eat burnt beans. (Hausa)

When there is no leopard, frogs climb bananas. (haya)

When the calabash falls, the bowl does not laugh. (ewe)

A crocodile cannot shed its shell: it was born in it. (ewe)

He who chooses a lot gets rotten. (Swahili)

He who follows enmity follows the wind. (Hausa)

Whoever wants to kill a child must first kill his mother. (haya)

The lion is catching animals, and the hunter is already sitting in the bushes. (ewe)

A leopard never sleeps where a goat sleeps. (Zulu)

It's better to take small steps than to sit. (ovambo)

The best cure for smoke is to leave. (pende)

Love goes away forever, but hatred returns again and again. (haya)

I love the one who loves me; I reject the one who rejects me. (Swahili)

People picking berries in the same forest do not like each other. (tsana)

Wisdom comes with scars. (pende)

Is it necessary to ask how the patient is doing, since you hear crying for the dead? (haya)

Surely, only what you ate is yours. (bapedi)

The best time to grow a tree was 20 years ago. Another best time to grow a tree is today. (ovambo)

Feed the weak, tomorrow he will feed you. (Herero)

Don't say that this snake is small, because it is still a snake. (bakongo)

The unknown distance worries the heart, familiar surroundings only bother the legs. (soto)

A short person does not eat ripe ombe fruits; a tall man doesn't eat greens. (ovambo)

Whatever the toad suffers from, the lizard also suffers from. (bakongo)

One rotten tooth makes your whole mouth smelly. (duala)

You cannot tie a knot with one hand. (fang)

Before the sun sets, bad news may still come. (haya)

Honor your grandmother, because without her you would not have a mother. (ovambo)

It is not difficult to accept a gift, but it is much more difficult to respond to it with dignity. (haya)

Let no one hope for help who has not helped another. (Swahili)

An early riser finds a turtle for breakfast. (ovambo)

Repentance always comes late. (ovambo)

He who sits on the ground is not afraid of falling. (nzima)

The old man's word will not go unheeded. (duala)

An elephant will kill many before it falls. (Zulu)

Its weight is not heavy for an elephant. (bapedi)

The sun doesn't rise for just one person. (ovambo)

The turtle walks quietly, but goes far. (Swahili)

Anyone who walks along two roads at once will dislocate his legs. (bapedi)

The one who speaks about injustice, even if it does not help, will do better than the one who knows about the injustice and remains silent. (haya)

Anyone who is full, but does not know it, wants to eat. (bapedi)

He who has an ass will not laugh at the winds of another. (ovambo)

The destiny of life is patience, for there are more enemies than friends. (Hausa)

What you hear cannot be compared with what you see. (Swahili)

The ears, even if they grow, will never become larger than the head. (bakongo)

A man does not leave the water, even if his brother drowned in it. (ovambo)

A person whose breath stinks does not notice the stench. (ovambo)

What you know belongs to you, what you say belongs to others. (bafia)

Someone else's pain does not interfere with sleep. (haya)

The skin, which was stretched by the owner himself, has no folds. (haya)

Noisy waters will not carry you far. (couple)

The hawk knows what a chicken looks like from the inside. (Hausa)

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72 African Proverbs and Sayings

Although Africa is not just South Africa and English, the mother continent of all mankind has a huge number of proverbs and sayings that deserve to be written about. We've collected a small number so you can appreciate their wisdom. One of them says so - “Wisdom is wealth!” It's good that wealth can be increased. After all, a short statement is like a coin. Which falls into the treasury of our knowledge about life, about Africa and the peoples inhabiting it. About ourselves.

African proverbs and sayings about wisdom and knowledge

Wisdom is wealth. ~ Swahili
Wisdom - baobab; no one alone can reach it. ~ Proverb of the Akan people (central and southern Ghana).
A fool speaks, a wise man listens. ~Ethiopian proverb
Wisdom will not come overnight. ~ Statement of the Somali People
The heart of a sage is calm as clear water. ~Expression originating from Cameroon
Knowledge is like fire. People take it from others. ~ Proverb of the Hema people of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Knowledge without wisdom is water in sand. ~ Guinean expression
In difficult times, wisdom builds bridges, stupidity builds dams. ~ Nigeria
One filled with pride has no room for wisdom. ~Ancient African Proverb
A wise man will always find a way. ~ Tanzania
No one is born a sage. ~ expression of many peoples of Africa
Those who use force are afraid of arguments. ~Kenya
Wisdom is not money. You can't hide it, you can't hide it. ~ Akan Proverb

African sayings about studying

Study opens souls. ~ People of Namibia
To get lost is to find out the way. ~Common African expression
By crawling, the child learns to stand. ~ African Proverb
When you close your eyes to the facts, you begin to learn from troubles. ~ African folk wisdom
The one who teaches learns himself. ~ Ethiopia
Wealth, if used, will end; knowledge, if used, increases. ~ Swahili saying
Even a monkey learns to jump on a tree through training. ~Uganda
You learn much more by losing than by winning. ~ A universally African expression
You can learn to cut down trees only by cutting down trees. ~ Wisdom of the Bateke People
Wisdom makes proverbs to learn, not to memorize. ~ African Proverb
Helping a child with love is more important than helping with education. ~ General Wisdom of the Dark Continent
While the fool understood the game, the players dispersed. ~A Saying of the Ashanti People
He who causes failure for others teaches them wisdom. ~ Nationality not established
Not an old gorilla walking through the forest. ~ Congo
What you learn is what you die with. ~Africa
The knowledge of youth is carved in stone. ~ Proverb from Morocco
When you learn your father's way, you learn to walk like him. ~ Ashanti People
Ears that do not hear advice accompany the head when it is cut off. ~ Pan-African saying
The council is like a traveler. If he is welcome, he will stay the night; if not, he will leave the same day. ~Malagasy Proverb
Travel is the other side of studying. ~Kenya
Where there are many experts, there will be no shortage of students. ~ Swahili

Sayings about peace, leadership and power

The world is quite expensive, but it is worth the expense. ~Kenya
War has no eyes. ~Swahili saying
When the king has good advisers, there is peace in the kingdom. ~Ashanti Proverb
The world will not make a good ruler. ~Botswana
A grasshopper fight is a joy for a raven. ~ Proverb from Lesotho
There is no peace without mutual understanding. ~ Proverb from Senegal
Milk and honey are different colors, but they live peacefully in the same house. ~Africa
If you cannot solve a problem through peace, you cannot solve it through war. ~ Somalia
When there is peace in a country, the ruler does not hide behind a shield. ~Uganda
When two elephants fight, the grass is trampled. ~ Wisdom of the Swahili People
Speak quietly and carry a staff - you will go far. ~ West African Proverb
Anyone who considers himself a leader, but has no followers, is just a talker. ~ Malai
An army of sheep with a lion leader can defeat an army of lions with a sheep leader. ~ Ghanaian Proverb
The one who is destined to rule does not fight for power. ~Uganda
Every captain should remember his time as a sailor. ~ Tanzania
Without a leader, black ants are cowards. ~Uganda Proverb
He who cannot obey cannot command. ~ Statement of the People of Kenya
He who is afraid of the sun will not become a leader. ~Uganda
A high chair does not make a king. ~ Proverb from Sudan
He who loses face will lose his kingdom. ~ Ethiopia
Where women rule, rivers run uphill. ~ Ethiopia
A leader who is deaf to advice is not a leader. ~Kenya
A cockroach who wants to rule the chickens must have a fox as a guard. ~ Statement of the people of Sierra Leone

About society, unity

Unity is strength, disunity is weakness. ~ Swahili
The sticks in the bundle cannot be broken. ~Bondey Nation
It takes a whole village to raise a child. ~ African Proverb
Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodiles will not eat you. ~ Folk wisdom
Many hands make work easy. ~ Expression of the Gaya people (Tanzania)
Where everything is all right. ~ Swahili
Two ants will carry away one grasshopper. ~ Wisdom from Tanzania
Alone, the bracelet does not sound. ~ Congo Proverb
One stick will smoke, but will not burn. ~ African folk wisdom
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go further, go as a team. ~ African proverb

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52 African Proverbs About Family, Friendship, Money and Wealth

69 proverbs and sayings from Africa about women and beauty, love, family, patience

37 African Proverbs and Sayings About Food

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To fall into a well, you don’t need to study for a long time; you just have to jump over the top log and things will go by themselves.

This year's wisdom will be next year's foolishness.

Anyone sitting next to a dog can get fleas.

If trouble hits a small person, it becomes stronger.

Surely, only what you ate is yours.

Eat what you like, and wear what people like.

Only an elephant can withstand an elephant's blow.

If an elephant is chasing you, you will climb a thorny tree.

A fire that does not burn does not warm.

If a person tells you a lie, then pay him as if you believed it.

Someone else's pain does not interfere with sleep.

The corn kernel has no rights over the chicken.

When crocodiles fight, you should not separate them.

Death is the same everywhere, but what dies is not the same.

First you will avoid lies, and then you will run away from the truth.

The tail and remorse are always trailing behind.

An old antelope suckles her baby.

A good king has no power, an evil king has no subjects.

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African folk proverbs

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The monkey said that what got into her stomach belonged to her, and what was in her mouth belonged to the hunter.

In the presence of a blind person, do not scold a blind animal.

Soft thread spoils the loom

The front hoof follows the back one

The fruit falls under its own tree

A cat and a mouse cannot be neighbors for long

You can't catch lice with one finger

He who follows an elephant does not follow an overgrown road

What is yours is not hard; The only thing that can be heavy is what you carry for someone else.

He who fights with enemies who have entered into an alliance does not win

When the leader of the hunters gets tired, then all the hunters get tired

A bachelor doesn't eat yesterday's corn dumplings.

Two small antelopes can defeat one big one

Even a loving son does not follow his father to the grave

Little antelope doesn't gore a bull

If a turtle crawls, then its children crawl too.

What you can't pull out with tongs, you can't pull out with your fingers.

Find - don't steal

Rip it out before it gets bigger

The tree falls not on the one who cuts it down, but on the one who carries the baskets

You hate ashes, you hate fire too

A bird with a long beak reaches for distant food

Where the stinker has been, the stink remains.

Each pot has its own lid

Eyes to see, ears to hear

If the eye does not see, then the ear hears, if the ear does not hear, then the eye sees.

The sky never descends to the earth, but the mountain to the foot

If your kinsman binds you with palm fibers, bind him with a bowstring

If someone is lucky in the morning, this does not mean that he can rejoice

Large pot is difficult to clean

A little firebrand burns the forest

The chicken has no rights over the hawk

You can recognize a lively cow by her calf.

We know the beginning, we know the end, but the middle scares us

The cure for envious people is desert

If you plant bean cuttings, they won't take root.

There is no bone that is not connected to a muscle

If you write it down, it will remain; if you remember, it will be forgotten.

Repentance always comes late

Two kings do not live in the same state

Only kings love deception

One belly eats and the other swells

Intense fear leads to unhappiness

Whoever has ametsa does not eat atitsu

Small birds gather in a flock

No matter how you mold the sand, it always crumbles

Hyenas are not left with goats

The fig tree bears no fruit, and the olewandi tree bears no figs.

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B He gives, but doesn’t bring it into the house.

Someone else's goat has more fat.

Nobody kicks the poker.

Five Petkos are not waiting.

Turkish power is a Bulgarian misfortune.

In agreement, wormwood is honey.

The sword does not cut off a submissive head.

Even a fool runs away from a drunk.

Where the wife is from, all the relatives are from there.

A friendly family will move mountains.

You can't break through a stone wall with your forehead.

If they refuse me the eldest daughter, then they will also beg me to take the younger one.

A woman's tongue is sharper than a Turkish saber.

He who listens to everyone feels bad; Those who don’t listen to anyone are even worse off.

Everyone climbs onto the low donkey.

The easiest way to spot dirt is on a clean canvas.

If you are considered a sheep, everyone will shear you.

Catch the bird while she sits on your shoulder.

A mother gave birth to five sons in one night, but none of them look like any of the others.

They look at a woman - what is in her house, and at a man - what is in his house.

It is better to serve good people, and not order bad ones.

Wait until twice for the wedding they will call you, but go to the funeral yourself.

Beat the apprentice until he breaks the jug.

If the husband gets drunk, the wife will cry.

The Lord of a wife is her husband.

The round dance has started - dance it to the end.

The husband is the head of the family, and the wife is the soul.

No black-eyed one - kiss anyone.

He who beats his wife beats his own head.

The guy gets married whenever he wants, and the girl gets married when the match is made.

Hit the sheepskin coat - it will be warmer, hit your wife - it will be nicer.

If you wave your scythe, there will be sweet peace.

As the chicks grow, they climb onto the hen's back.

Empty chatter will not fill your pocket.

Where the Turk's foot stepped, grass does not grow.

He who feels sorry for the stick does not feel sorry for his son.

Five fingers and God will be conquered.

Don't fight with the strong, don't compare with the rich.

The fish is still in the sea, but he has already prepared the frying pan.

Where they hate, don’t go; to where they love, not parts.

If you want a big spoon, take a big shovel.

Finicky horses are ridden more often.

This is a little devil, there will be a big one.

Wherever the wind blows, wrap yourself in a burka on that side.

Give your daughter away while they are knocking on your gate, because then you will have to run around yourself.

He was young and green - girls were singing all around, but he became old - only the flies buzzed around him.

If you can't be rich and happy, at least be smart and honest.

Don't look at the bear stealing honey from your neighbor; wait - and he will come to you for lunch.

Beat the gypsy boy until he breaks the pumpkin. (Gypsy children were hired during the harvest to bring water to the reapers in the field in gourd vessels.)