(159 quotes found)
“Instruction in youth is like engraving in stones. Berber, North Africa”
African Proverb
“There is no medicine against old age. - Accra proverb, Ghana”
“The crows, the idle person grumbles. - Yoruba, Nigeria”
“When cutting, look at the age of the machete. - Fulfulde, Nigeria”
“One cannot both feast and become rich. Ashanti tribe”
“Money is sharper than the sword. Ashanti tribe”
“The frog does not run in the daytime for nothing. - Igbo, Nigeria”
“By coming and going, a bird weaves its nest. Ashanti, Ghana”
“To be praised is to be lost. - Kikuyu, Kenya”