MAPGA

Make African Proverbs Great Again (MAPGA):

• When a man is stung by a bee, he does not destroy all beehives – Kenya Proverb
• It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir – Zambian Proverb
• No matter how far an eagle flies up the sky, it will definitely come down to look for food – Zimbabwe Proverb
• An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. – Ghanaian proverb
• The anus doesn’t teach the mouth the sweetness of food – South-African Proverb
• The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who grows corn by the roadside have the same problem – Ethiopian Proverb
• A short man is not a boy – Nigerian Proverb
• No matter how hot your anger is, it cannot cook yams – Nigerian Proverb
• It requires a lot of carefulness to kill the fly that perches on the scrotum – Ghanaian Proverb
• If the throat can grant passage to a knife, the anus should wonder how to expel it -South-African Proverb
• The frown on the face of the goat will not stop it from being taken to the market – Nigerian Proverb
• An old lady feels uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb – Ghanaian Proverb
• The same sun that melts the wax, hardens the clay – Nigerien Proverb
• If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there – Ugandan Proverb
• There is no virgin in a maternity ward – Cameroonian Proverb
• The madman, who throws a stone into a crowded market, forgets that his own mother could be hit by his madness. – Ugandan Proverb
• A child can play with its mother’s breasts, but not its father’s testicles – Guinean Proverb
• He who goes to sleep with an itching anus wakes up with smelly fingers – Nigerian Proverb
• He who learns, teaches. – Nigeria
• A bird will always use another bird’s feathers to fly. – Kenya
• The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now. – South Africa
• Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. – Ghana
• He who does not know one of the proverbs of his country is like a blind man. – Ethiopia
• If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. – Uganda
• The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. – Tanzania
• The one who asks questions doesn’t lose his way. – Senegal
• When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. – Malawi
• A single tree cannot make a forest. – Zimbabwe
• The man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. – Rwanda
• If you cannot change the world, change your attitude. – Zambia
• You learn how to cut the meat when you see the butcher. – Burkina Faso
• The fool speaks, the wise man listens. – Namibia
• The one who does not climb a tree will never know the taste of its fruit. – Cameroon