African Sayings from across the continent

(Area mentioned below the proverb)

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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
-African

Coffee and love taste best when hot.
-Ethiopian

A patient man will eat ripe fruit.
-African
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
-African

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Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food.
-African Proverb

A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.
-Kenyan proverb

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I personally like these African proverbs because they show how cultures use different words/objects to express, more related to what they experience in everyday life.
Hope some of your are triggered to explore some more as well! Would love to read them if you post your own favourites.