Great Throughts Treasury

"One cannot both feast and become rich. Ashanti tribe Proverb"

"One must talk little and listen much."

"One cannot count on riches. Somalia Proverb"

"One person is a thin porridge; two or three people are a lump of ugali. ? Kuria Proverb"

"One shares food not words. ? Somali Proverb"

"One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food. ? Angolan Proverb"

"One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom. ? African proverb"

"One who bathes willingly with cold water doesn?t feel the cold. ? Fipa proverb"

"One thread for the needle, one love for the heart. ? Sudanese proverb"

"One who loves the vase, loves also what is inside. - Tanzania/Kenya Proverb"

"One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others. ? African Proverb"

"One who marries for love alone will have bad days but good nights. - Egypt Proverb"

"Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet."

"One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem. ? Ethiopian Proverb"

"Our love is like the misty rain that falls softly, but floods the river..."

"Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem. ? Akan proverb"

"Patience can cook a stone. ? African proverb"

"Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far. ? Swahili proverb"

"Patience is the key which solves all problems. ? Sudanese proverb"

"Patience is the mother of a beautiful child. ? Bantu Proverb"

"Patience puts a crown on the head. ? Ugandan proverb"

"People should not talk while they are eating or pepper may go down the wrong way."

"Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ? Kenyan proverb"

"Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you. ? African proverb"

"Peace does not make a good ruler. ? Botswana proverb"

"Poverty is slavery. Somalia Proverb"

"Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you. ? African proverb"

"Quarrels end, but words once spoken never die."

"Rich people sometimes eat bad food. ? Kikuyu Proverb"

"Rich people cook their food in a potsherd. ? Kikuyu Proverb"

"Roosters? tail feathers: pretty but always behind. ? Malagasy Proverb"

"Rising early makes the road short. - Wolof Proverb, Senegal Proverb"

"Seeing is better than hearing."

"She is beautiful; she has love, understands; she respects herself and others; everyone likes, loves and honors her; she is a goddess. ? African Proverb"

"Send a boy where he wants to go and you see his best pace."

"Seeing is different than being told."

"Show me your friend and I will show you your character. ? African Proverb"

"She is like a road ? pretty, but crooked. ? Cameroonian Proverb"

"Sitting is being crippled."

"Singing hallelujah everywhere does not prove piety."

"Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends."

"Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors."

"Slander by the stream will be heard by the frogs. ? Mozambican proverb"

"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. ? West African proverb"

"Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd. ? Kuria People of Kenyan & Tanzania"

"Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ? Bondei proverb"

"Tears are best dried with your own hand."

"Teeth do not see poverty. ? Masai proverb"

"The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it. ? African Proverb"

"That man's a fool whose sheep flees twice. - Oji Proverb"