Great Throughts Treasury

"Without a leader, black ants are confused. ? Ugandan proverb"

"You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. ? African proverb"

"Words are sweet, but they never take the place of food. ? Ibo Proverb"

"Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight."

"You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty. ? Congolese Proverb"

"You are beautiful because of your possessions. ? Baguirmi Proverb"

"You become wise when you begin to run out of money. ? Ghana"

"You can tell a ripe corn by its look."

"You cannot build a house for last year?s summer. ? Ethiopian proverb"

"You cannot name a child that is not born. ? African proverb"

"You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday. ? Zimbabwean Proverb"

"You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla. ? Congolese proverb"

"You have little power over what?s not yours. ? Zimbabwean proverb"

"You cannot work for food when there is no food for work. ? African Proverb"

"You know who you love but you can?t know who loves you. Nigeria Proverb"

"You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down. ? Bateke proverb"

"You must judge a man by the work of his hands."

"You must attend to your business with the vendor in the market, and not to the noise of the market. ? Beninese proverb"

"You must act as if it is impossible to fail. ? Ashanti"

"You should not hoard your money and die of hunger. ? Ghana"

"You should know what?s being cooked in the kitchen otherwise you might eat a forbidden food. ? African Proverb"

"Youth is beauty, even in cattle. ? Egyptian Proverb"