Don’t mistake a short man for a boy. (Nigeria)
He who has diarrhea knows the direction of the door without being told. (Uganda)
Just because you have been stung by a bee doesn’t mean you destroy all beehives. (Kenya)
A boy perched on a tree sees what an old man sees seated on a stool. (West Africa)
The sun that melts wax dries clay. (Niger)
Anger, no matter how hot it is, can never cook yam. (Nigeria)
You have to be careful to kill a fly that is perched on your scrotum. (Ghana)
If the throat can swallow a knife, the anus must find a way of expelling it. (Africa)
A goat’s frown cannot stop it from being taken to the market. (Nigeria)
Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. (East Africa)
It is okay for a child to play with the mother’s breasts, but not the father’s testicles. (-Guinea)
A monkey that eats grass instead of banana is a goat. (Africa)
However much the buttocks are in a hurry, they will always remain at the back. (-Africa)
You cannot run and scratch your ass at the same time. (-Ethiopia)
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~(Unknown African source)
When God cooks, you don’t see smoke. ~ (“Kuteka Lesa ke kumweka bwishi ne.” from Kaonde, Zambia)
A man who hangs around a beautiful girl without saying a word ends up fetching water on her wedding.
~ Alur- Uganda Proverb
