Great Throughts Treasury

"The best sauce is cooked in an old pan."

"The child of a rat is a rat. ? Malagasy proverb"

"The best of mankind is a farmer; the best food is fruit. ? Ethiopian Proverb"

"The chicken is never declared in the court of hawks. - Cape Coast, Ghana Proverb"

"The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry. ? Bayombe Proverb"

"The child you sired hasn?t sired you. ? Somali proverb"

"The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman. ? Shona Proverb"

"The egg shows the hen where to hatch."

"The crows, the idle person grumbles. - Yoruba, Nigeria Proverb"

"The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get slippery."

"The food eaten first lasts longest in the stomach. ? Kikuyu Proverb"

"The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief."

"The death of an elderly man is like a burning library. ? Ivorian proverb"

"The food that is in the mouth is not yet in the belly. ? Kikuyu Proverb"

"The fool sucks wisdom, as he porter sups, and cobblers grow fine speakers in their cups."

"The friends of our friends are our friends. ? Congolese proverb"

"The food which is prepared has no master. ? Malagasy proverb"

"The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ? Ethiopian proverb"

"The forest provides food to the hunter after he is utterly exhausted. ? Zimbabwean Proverb"

"The forest not only hides man?s enemies but its full of man?s medicine, healing power and food. ? African Proverb"

"The frog does not run in the daytime for nothing. - Igbo, Nigeria Proverb"

"The goat says: ?Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.? ? Ghanaian Proverb"

"The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food. ? Ghanaian Proverb"

"The haughty blind person picks a fight with his guide. - Ethiopia Proverb"

"The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks."

"The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did."

"The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied. ? African Proverb"

"The impotent man does not eat spicy foods. ? Congolese Proverb"

"The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water. ? Cameroon proverb"

"The one who asks questions doesn't lose his way."

"The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes him beautiful. ? Ganda Proverb"

"The orphan does not rejoice after a heavy breakfast. - Cape Coast, Ghana Proverb"

"The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine. ? Yoruba Proverb"

"The hyena with a cub does not consume all the available food. ? Akamba Proverb"

"The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food. ? African Proverb"

"The most beautiful fig may contain a worm. ? Zulu Proverb"

"The mouth which eats does not talk."

"The night has ears. ? Masai proverb"

"The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth. ? Akan (Ghana, Ivory Coast) proverb"

"The teeth of a man serve as a fence. - Wolof Proverb, Senegal Proverb"

"The sun does not forget a village just because it is small."

"The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them."

"The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love. - Morocco Proverb"

"The world did not make any promises."

"The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat. ? African proverb"

"The rich are always complaining. ? Zulu Proverb"

"The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart. ? Baluba proverb"

"The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on. ? Ghanaian Proverb"

"The wealth which enslaves the owner isn?t wealth. ? Yoruba Proverb"

"The worlds of the elders do not lock all the doors; they leave the right dooropen. ? Zambian proverb"