African proverbs embody the rich life experience and wisdom of the African people and are precious cultural heritage of the African people. Below are the African proverbs I compiled. Let’s take a look.

Recommended African Proverbs

“If it were a chicken laying eggs, would its owner still sell it?”

“Ears can penetrate the darkness. , not the eyes."

"Yu is not friends with anyone, whoever gets wet outside will be the one to blame."

"Don't quarrel with a madman, otherwise others will regard you as one. A lunatic."

"People speak different languages, but their coughs are the same."

"Don't worry about what the skin can do before you shoot it. ."

"Don't count your toes in front of people who only have nine toes."

"Give everyone a hammer and they can become one. Blacksmith?"

"When the lion comes, the two fighting deer will also run away together."

"The bird soars in the sky, but its funeral will still be there in the future. Do it on the ground."

"If you don't leave an escape route for the animal, then it will have no choice but to pounce on you."

"Crocodiles like to live on the ground. In calm water."

"The surface of the stone is wet, but it must be dry inside."

"There must be many wormholes in the thick sugar cane pole."

"It's best to catch black sheep during the day."

"If you want to give me flowers, you'd better give them to me while I'm still alive."

Selected African Proverbs

"No sleep, no dreams."

"No sleep, no dreams" can sum up the optimistic character of Africans. They are carefree and do not pay attention to frugality and planning for a rainy day, but they have many mottos about borrowing debt and repaying money. To dissuade people from borrowing money from others, there is a proverb that says: "It is better to have something missing than to borrow something." If you are not convinced yet, there is another proverb waiting for you: "Borrowed clothes do not fit." , "Borrowed pots always break.". Africans attach great importance to family ties. When a person earns money, seven aunts, eight aunts, and friends from far and near all come to borrow money. It is impossible for a person with some money not to borrow money. As a proverb goes: "If a man carries a pitcher on his head, his brother will not be thirsty." In this case, another proverb can be used: "Remember, you want to kiss *** If a friend turns into an enemy, lend him money!"

Having said that, black Africans regard mutual help between relatives and friends as a virtue, which is different from that in Europe where money is paramount. White people are different. In their view, "white people have no relatives, and white people's relatives are money." Since Europeans came to Africa, black people's proverbs have added content related to white people. The black people are very clear about the purpose of the white people's visit: "Some people help you put the basket on your head, but they actually want to see what is in the basket." Others "Strangers want to be friends with you, they are just I have a crush on your pretty sister." A black man who had interacted with a white man came to the conclusion: "Don't tell a white man that he left his hat on the ground, because he will say: Pick it up for me, black boy."

The interdependent but contradictory relationship between whites and blacks may be summed up by a proverb: "It is better to trouble me than forget me." But "doctors can never drink medicine for patients." Solving poverty and development problems in Africa ultimately depends on Africans themselves. It’s okay to be poor, everything will be fine: “Eat the grasshopper before the steak comes.” “Don’t complain that God created man-eating tigers. Instead, we should thank God for not giving wings to tigers.” Africa People believe in fate. According to them, if you are lucky, "the damn prey won't even hear your cough" when hunting. If you don't memorize words, even the water bottle above your head will crack for no reason. . However, the Wise Turtle said it best: “If the pitcher above your head breaks, take the opportunity to take a bath.

Classic Chinese proverbs

1. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people.

2. There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two principles in people.

3. There will be no rain in the sky and no one will be poor forever.

4. Nothing is difficult in the world, as long as there are people who are willing.

5. The government offices all over the world open to the south. If you have reason but no money, you will never come.

6. The sky is unpredictable, and people are prone to misfortune and fortune.

7. All roads lead to Rome.

8. When the iron is cold, you cannot fight, and when the words are cold, you cannot speak.

9. Be obedient and listen to people.

10. Listen to others’ advice and have enough to eat; know people’s advice and have high martial arts skills.

11. White jade comes from the soil, and gold comes from the ground.

12. United as one heart, loess turns into gold.

13. Don’t avoid enemies when doing things externally, and don’t avoid relatives when doing things internally.

14. Playing with things makes you lose your mind.

15. Those who forget today will be forgotten tomorrow.

16. Stop eating before you are full and eat when you are hungry.

17. Stay overnight before it’s too late, watch the sky early when the rooster crows.

18. To feed the oxen, you need a plow, and to feed the horse, you need to ride.

19. If a civil servant talks, a military officer will break his legs.

20. Literary drama relies on the mouth, and martial arts relies on the legs.

21. There is no fire in the house and no smoke outside.

22. There is no wind without waves, and there is no deep water without fish.

23. Nothing is written without coincidence.

24. Walking in the fields without anything to do, you will see how many bushels of rice grow.

25. If nothing happens, the night feels too long, but if something happens, the days feel too short.