African quotes about life

The rich are always complaining. ~ Zulu
The wealth which enslaves the owner isn’t wealth. ~ Yoruba
The poor man and the rich man do not play together. ~ Ashanti
Lack of money is lack of friends; if you have money at your disposal, every dog and goat will claim to be related to you. ~ Yoruba
With wealth one wins a woman. ~ Uganda
Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat. ~ Akan
A real family eats the same cornmeal. ~ Bayombe
If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn. ~ Congo
Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true. ~ South Africa
One cannot count on riches. ~ Somalia
Money is not the medicine against death. ~ Ghana
He who receives a gift does not measure. ~ Africa
Much wealth brings many enemies. – Swahili
There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast. ~ Ethiopia
What you give you get, ten times over. ~ Yoruba
Greed loses what it has gained. ~ Africa
You become wise when you begin to run out of money. ~ Ghana
If ten cents does not go out, it does not bring in one thousand dollars. ~ Ghana
You should not hoard your money and die of hunger. – Ghana
Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use. ~ Nigeria
Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden. ~ Akan
Having a good discussion is like having riches ~ Kenya
Knowledge is better than riches. ~ Cameroon
You must act as if it is impossible to fail. ~ Ashanti
Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can. ~ Ashanti