Great Throughts Treasury

"Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth. ? African Proverb"

"Food you will not eat you do not boil. ? African Proverb"

"For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today."

"food proverbs"

"God conceals himself from the mind of man, but reveals himself to his heart."

"Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it. ? African Proverb"

"Good words are food, bad words poison. ? Malagasy Proverb"

"Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone. ? Nigerian Proverb"

"Good music goes with good food. ? African Proverb"

"Greed loses what it has gained. ? Africa Proverb"

"Harry harry bird lays one egg."

"Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even ."

"Happiness is as good as food. ? Maasai Proverb"

"Having a good discussion is like having riches ? Kenya Proverb"

"Having beauty doesn?t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage. ? African Proverb"

"He that beats the drum for the mad man to dance is no better than the mad manhimself. ? African Proverb"

"He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers."

"He who cannot dance will say: The drum is bad."

"He who boasts much can do little."

"He who burns down his house knows why ashes cost a fortune. ? African Proverb"

"He who doesn?t clean his mouth before breakfast always complains that the food is sour. ? African Proverb"

"He who eats another man?s food will have his own food eaten by others. ? Swahili Proverb"

"He who earns calamity, eats it with his family. ? African proverb"

"He who fears the sun will not become chief. ? Ugandan proverb"

"He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is."

"He who has done evil, expects evil."

"He who is born a fool is never cured."

"He who is destined for power does not have to fight for it. ? Ugandan Proverb"

"He who is carried on another's back does not appreciate how far off the town is."

"He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony. ? Masai Proverb"

"He who learns, teaches. ? Ethiopian proverb"

"He who lives with an ass, makes noises like an ass."

"He who loves, love you with your dirt. - Uganda Proverb"

"He who loves money must labor. ? Mauritania Proverb"

"He who marries a beauty marries trouble. ? Nigerian Proverb"

"He who receives a gift does not measure. ? Africa"

"He who loves the vase loves also what is inside. ? African proverb"

"He who shits on the road will meet flies on his return."

"He who talks incessantly, talks nonsense."

"He who refuses to obey cannot command. - Kikuyu, Kenya Proverb"

"He who runs after good fortune runs away from peace. ? African Proverb"

"He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. ? Malawian proverb"

"He who wants to barter, usually knows what is best for him."

"Hold a true friend with both hands. ? African proverb"

"How easy it is to defeat people who do not kindle fire for themselves."

"Home affairs are not talked about on the public square. ? African proverb"

"However little food we have, we?ll share it even if it?s only one locust. ? Malagasy Proverb"

"However long the night, the dawn will break."

"However long the night, the dawn will break. ? African Proverb"

"Human blood is heavy; the man that has shed it cannot run away."