Northern African Proverbs

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AfricanProverbs Posted: Tue, Mar 4 2008 21:44

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Here are some proverbs from Northern Africa:

• Let your love be like the misty rain, coming softly, but flooding the river.
• A wise man who knows proverbs can always reconcile difficulties.
• You must judge a man by the work of his hands.
• If there is cause to hate someone, the cause to love has just begun.
• Children will hate all those who give all things to them.
• Everybody loves a fool, but nobody wants him for a son.
• Rising early makes the road short.
• Little by little the bird builds its nest.
• The tears running down your face do not blind you.
• Those who waste time only hurt themselves.
• When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.