Always Remember Who You Are

One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem. ~Ethiopian Proverb Beautiful from behind, ugly in front. ~Uganda Proverb The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart. ~Baluba proverb Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty. ~Nigerian Proverb A beautiful one hurts the heart. ~African Proverb Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruba Proverb The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on. ~Ghanaian Proverb If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness. ~Nigerian Proverb You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty. ~Congolese Proverb The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes him beautiful. ~Ganda Proverb Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage. ~Afr

Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ~Kenyan proverb War has no eyes ~ Swahili saying When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful. ~Ashanti proverb Peace does not make a good ruler. ~Botswana proverb A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow. ~ Lesotho proverb There can be no peace without understanding. ~Senegalese proverb Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully. ~ African proverb If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve war. ~ Somalian proverb When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield. ~Ugandan proverb When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.  ~ Swahili saying Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. ~ West African proverb He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. ~ Malawian proverb An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. ~ Ghan

Learning expands great souls. ~ Namibian proverb To get lost is to learn the way. ~ African proverb By crawling a child learns to stand. ~ African proverb If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents. ~ African proverb He who learns, teaches. ~ Ethiopian proverb Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases. ~ Swahili proverb By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree. ~ Buganda proverb You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. ~ African proverb You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down. ~ Bateke proverb The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat. ~ African proverb What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn. ~African proverb By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. ~Ashanti proverb One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom. ~ African proverb You do no

1. A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile. 2. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 3. A friend is easier lost than found. 4. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 5. A problem shared is a problem halved. 6. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand, but touches your heart. 7. False friends are worse than open enemies. 8. Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale. 9.  Give credit where credit is due. 10. Grief divided is made lighter. 11. Memory is the treasure of the mind. 12. Nothing dries sooner than a tear. 13. Old friends and old wine are best. 14. The best of friends must part. 15. The best things are not bought and sold. 16. There is no better looking-glass than an old friend. 17. To error is human (To forgive divine). 18. Two cannot fall out if one does not choose.

Many proverbs have been absorbed into English having been known earlier in other languages.  A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step A leopard cannot change its spots A little knowledge is a dangerous thing A little learning is a dangerous thing A little of what you fancy does you good A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A cat may look at a king A chain is only as strong as its weakest link A change is as good as a rest A dog is a man's best friend A drowning man will clutch at a straw A fish always rots from the head down A fool and his money are soon parted A friend in need is a friend indeed A golden key can open any door A good beginning makes a good ending A good man is hard to find A house divided against itself cannot stand A house is not a home A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client A miss is as good as a mile A new broom sweeps clean A nod's as good as a wink to a bli