African proverbs

The person who is coming from the bowels of the earth doesn't despise even the smallest amount of sunshine.

The antics of a market buffoon provide laughter, but nobody prays that his child becomes the market buffoon.

Despise not a snail for its slow and struggling movement; it has a destination and with time it shall arrive.

The madman, who throws a stone into a crowded market, forgets that his own mother could be hit by his madness.

If your husband has many wives, the only sure way for him into you're the bedroom is through a delicious meal.

He who brings firewood infected with maggots in his house should not complain when lizards start visiting him.

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

Only a fool believes that the clouds obscure the splendour of the moon. It has shined behind them for eternity.

Happiness is like a perfume, you cannot pour it all on others without allowing a few drops to fall on yourself.

A family is like a thick forest, often from outside its dense, when your inside each tree has its own position.

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