African Proverbs on Wisdom & Knowledge (33 Proverbs)
- Wisdom is like a good skin bag every man carries his own.
(African Proverb)
- When many trees fall on top of one another, a wise man removes the one on top first.
(African Proverb)
- What makes a fool excited now a wise person had heard before and isn't excited.
(African Proverb)
- Wise sayings are men.
(African Proverb)
- Wisdom outweighs strength.
(African Proverb)
- There is a wise reason why a cock can't sound like a turkey.
(African Proverb)
- The words of the wise become sweet the day after.
(African Proverb)
- The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep.
(African Proverb)
- The palm-wine we drink, some people can drink it and remain wise; others lose all their senses.
(African Proverb)
- The mouth of an elderly man is without teeth, but never without words of wisdom.
(African Proverb)
- The mind of a fool is like a broken pot it will hold no wisdom.
(African Proverb)
- Knowledge is better than wealth, you have to look after wealth, but knowledge looks after you.
(African Proverb)
- It is from listening to old men that you learn wisdom.
(African Proverb)
- If you're filled with pride then you will not have room for wisdom.
(African Proverb)
- If you fill your head with pride you will lack space for wisdom.
(African Proverb)
- If wisdom is measured by the size of the beard then the goat is a philosopher king.
(African Proverb)
- He is a wise man who has no worries about the things he doesn't have but he rejoices for those things that he has.
(African Proverb)
- Hooting all right and sleeping all day, doesn't make an owl wise.
(African Proverb)
- Having little knowledge is like having your hands tied around your neck like a slave.
(African Proverb)
- Don't underestimate the wisdom of ancestors.
(African Proverb)
- Don't be stupid to replace wisdom with knowledge because you will lose understanding.
(African Proverb)
- A man with a good will is not only rich but also wise.
(African Proverb)
- Sorrow may sadden your face but it sharpens your understanding.
(African Proverb)
- Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
(African Proverb)
- One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.
(African Proverb)
- Old men and women in the village are books of history and wisdom.
(African Proverb)
- Lack of knowledge is darker than night.
(African Proverb)
- Knowledge without wisdom is like water without sand.
(African Proverb)
- Knowledge is like a garden, if you don't cultivate it you cannot harvest it.
(African Proverb)
- The fool sucks wisdom, as he porter sups, And cobblers grow fine speakers in their cups.
(African Proverb)
- People think that the poor are not as wise as the rich, for if a man be wise, why is he poor?
(African Proverb)
- A fool may chance to put something into a wise man's head.
(African Proverb)
- Repetition is the mother of knowledge.
(African Proverb)
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