African proverbs

The one chased away with a stick comes back and the one chassed away with reason doesn't come back.

Don't expect to be offered a chair when you are visiting a place where the chief sits on the floor.

It is better to be kind to our neighbors than to cross the world to offer incense to our ancestors.

A woman is like a bee treat her well and she will make honey, treat her badly and she will go wild.

A man who touches the bottom of a soup plate with a ball of foofoo is no longer searching for soup.

When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee's house some day.

If you offer to share your seat with a person who has a big bottom your bound to lose it completely.

Live patiently in the world; know that those who hate you are more numerous than those who love you.

If you pay homage to the man on top, others will pay homage to you when it's your turn to be on top.

It's not the aroma of the soup that tells you whether it's sweet or not, but it's the tongue's taste.

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