Proverbs on Life
“Life is understood backward but lived forward.” CONGO
“The best preparation for tomorrow is to make sure today's work is superbly done.” UGANDA
“Activity is the spring of life.” NORTH AFRICA
“Life is a dance.” AFRICA
“Life for fools is death.” ETHIOPIA
“If you dream of moving mountains tomorrow, you must start by lifting small stones today.” NORTH AFRICA
“The richest of persons is the one who fills his coffers with love.” NORTH AFRICA
“If you follow elephant tracks, you will never get entangled in the forest.” NIGERIA
“A wise person adapts to his surroundings but a fool expects his surroundings to adapt to him.” SOUTH AFRICA
“Life is a gift of nature but beautiful living is a gift of wisdom.” MALAWI
“Beauty attracts beautiful thoughts.” AFRICA
“If you cannot be a lighthouse, be a candle.” NORTH AFRICA
“Dance all the colors of life.” AFRICA
“Never develop an appetite for the fruits of a tree you cannot climb.” AFRICA
“Be a neighbor to a human being and not to a fence.” KENYA
“The heart of a wise person lies quiet like still water.” CAMEROON
“Everything is life.” MALAWI
“It is easy to stand in a crowd; it takes courage to stand alone.” ZAMBIA
“Life is a proverb of creation.” AFRICA
“The distance from birth to death is experience.” AFRICA
“Place a grinding stone where you come from and where you go to.” ZIMBABWE
“A kind person does not grow old.” AFRICA
“Without life, there is nothing.” SOUTH AFRICA
“Death is the story of a life.” AFRICA
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PROVERBS ON PEACE & WAR
PROVERBS ON WATER
PROVERBS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
PROVERBS ON RELIGION & THE SACRED
PROVERBS ON LEADERSHIP
PROVERBS ON CHILDREN & PARENTING