The great Nigerian author Chinua Achebe once wrote: “Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten.”

Add your beautiful proverb from your country in the comment section.

A Short man is not a boy
-Nigerian Proverb

The man who marries a beautiful woman and the farmer who grows correct by the roadside have the same problem
-Nigerian Proverb

An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep
-Nigerian Proverb

No matter how far an eagle flies up the sky, it will definitely come down to look for food
-Zimbabwe Proverb

It is only a foolish Cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir
-Zambian Proverb

When a bee stings a man, he does not destroy all the beehives
-Kenyan Proverb

If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.
-Ugandan Proverb

The frown on the face of a goat will not stop it from being taken to the market
– Nigerian Proverb

A child can play with his mother’s breast, but not his father’s testicles
– Nigerian Proverb



Until the lion tell his own story himself, the hunger will always have the best story.
-Nigerian Proverb
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