African Quotes on Family

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
A united family eats from the same plate. ~ Baganda proverb
A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break. ~ African proverb
If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success. ~ Ute proverb
Brothers love each other when they are equally rich. ~ African proverb
Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family. ~ Ethiopian proverb
There is no fool who is disowned by his family. ~ African proverb
Home affairs are not talked about on the public square. ~ African proverb
If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? ~ African proverb
He who earns calamity, eats it with his family. ~ African proverb
Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family. ~ Ethiopian proverb
The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth. ~ Akan (Ghana, Ivory Coast) proverb
When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate. ~ Ibo proverb
Children are the reward of life. ~ African proverb

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African Proverbs on Beauty

One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem. ~Ethiopian Proverb Beautiful from behind, ugly in front. ~Uganda Proverb The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart. ~Baluba proverb Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty. ~Nigerian Proverb A beautiful one hurts the heart. ~African Proverb Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruba Proverb The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on. ~Ghanaian Proverb If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness. ~Nigerian Proverb You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty. ~Congolese Proverb The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes him beautiful. ~Ganda Proverb Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage. ~African Proverb You are beautiful because of your possessions. ~Baguirmi Proverb Every wom...

African Love and Marriage Quotes

He who loves the vase loves also what is inside. ~ African proverb It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love. ~ African proverb Coffee and love taste best when hot. ~ Ethiopian proverb Where there is love there is no darkness. ~Burundian proverb If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love. ~ Zimbabwean Proverp Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you. ~ African proverb To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better. ~ Wolof proverb A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries. ~ African proverb If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is. ~ Egyptian proverb Love never gets lost it’s only kept. ~ African proverb Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you. ~ Mozambique proverb One thread for the needle, one love for the heart. ~ Sudanese proverb Love has to be shown by deeds not words. ~ Swahili proverb Love is a despot who spares ...

African Proverbs on Friendship

To be without a friend is to be poor indeed. ~ Tanzanian proverb Hold a true friend with both hands. ~ African proverb The friends of our friends are our friends. ~ Congolese proverb A friend is someone you share the path with. ~ African proverb Show me your friend and I will show you your character. ~ African proverb Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you. ~ African proverb Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough. ~ African proverb A small house will hold a hundred friends. ~ African proverb A close friend can become a close enemy.~ African proverb Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends. ~ Gabon proverb

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