05/10/2022
WISE AFRICAN PROVERBS.🎯
1. The day you need a wife, the market is filled with mad people.
Meaning: things become scarce, the day you need them most.
2. No matter how good you are to a goat, it will still eat your yam
Meaning: some people will always be ungrateful, no matter how helpful you are to them.
3. No matter how far you urinate, the last drop always falls at your feet.
Meaning: there will always be consequences for your actions.
4. A roaring lion kills no game.
Meaning: bragging or talking about your dreams alone can't make you achieve them.
5. Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet.
Meaning: don't jump into a situation without first thinking about it
6. You don't teach the path of the forest to an old gorilla.
Meaning: our elders have more experience in this life, so we should learn to respect them and listen to their advice.
7. A restless foot may walk into a snake pit
Meaning: a busy body or idle person will always get into trouble.
8. He who swallows a complete coconut has absolute trust in his digestive system.
Meaning: before making a crucial decision, you must make sure that you have all it takes to bear the consequences.
9. A man who sees a hen scattering excreta should stop it. Who knows who will eat the leg?
Meaning: when you see something going bad around you, try and rectify it; you'll never know who gets harmed by it.
10. If a man swears that he wants to harm you when you're asleep, you can go to bed. If a woman says the same, stay awake.
Meaning: women are not known to make empty threats
11. Don't call the forest that shelters you a jungle
Meaning: don't insult the person or something you benefit from.
12. No matter how the buttocks hurry, it will always remain behind.
Meaning: don't try to outrun your destiny
