Great Throughts Treasury

"Because he lost his reputation, he lost a kingdom. ? Ethiopian proverb"

"Beauty is not sold and eaten. ? Nigerian Proverb"

"Before the chicken carefully observe the character of your guest. Mandingo Proverb"

"Before shooting, one must aim."

"Better little than too little. ? Cameroonian proverb"

"Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough. ? African proverb"

"Being happy is better than being king."

"Birds sing not because they have answers but because they have songs. ? African proverb"

"Brothers love each other when they are equally rich. ? African proverb"

"By crawling a child learns to stand. ? African proverb"

"By coming and going, a bird weaves its nest. Ashanti, Ghana Proverb"

"By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree. ? Buganda proverb"

"By labor comes wealth. ? Yoruba"

"By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. ? Ashanti proverb"

"Coffee and love taste best when hot. ? Ethiopian proverb"

"Cooked food is not sold for goats. ? Kikuyu Proverb"

"Children are the reward of life. ? African proverb"

"Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening. ? African Proverb"

"Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole."

"Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won?t eat you. ? African proverb"

"Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family. ? Ethiopian proverb"

"Do not call to a dog with a whip in your hand."

"Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle."

"Do a good deed and throw it into the sea. ? Egyptian proverb"

"Do me a favor during the rainy season, and I shall do the same for you during the dry season."

"Do not expect speed from a cheap horse - it will only neigh."

"Do not follow a person who is running away. ? Kenyan proverb"

"Do not forget what is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself. ? Tanzanian proverb"

"Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth. - Madagascar Proverb"

"Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can. ? Ashanti"

"Do not try to fight a lion if you are not one yourself."

"Do not vacillate or you will be left in between doing something, having something and being nothing. - Ethiopia Proverb"

"Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat. ? Akan Proverb"

"Do they prepare leather [for a battle shield] the day they fight? - Zar, Nigeria Proverb"

"Don?t try to make someone hate the person he loves. For he will go on loving but he will hate you. - Senegal Proverb"

"Don't take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth."

"Don't set sail on someone else's star."

"Don?t be so in love that you can?t tell when it?s raining. - Madagascar Proverb"

"Don?t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth. ? Malagasy Proverb"

"Dress up a stick and it?ll be a beautiful bride. ? Egyptian Proverb"

"Earth is the queen of beds. ? Namibian proverb"

"Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off. ? African Proverb"

"Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands. - Nigeria Proverb"

"Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right. ? Ethiopian Proverb"

"Even the lion, the king of the forest, protects himself against flies. ? Ghanaian proverb"

"Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty. ? African Proverb"

"Even the best cooking pot will not produce food. ? African proverb"

"Everybody has been young before, but not everybody has been old before."

"Fine words do not produce food. ? Nigerian Proverb"

"Every woman is beautiful until she speaks. ? Zimbabwean Proverb"