Explore all the 19 inspirational African proverbs about BIRD. These motivating African wisdom will change your perspective on Bird (Showing 1 - 10 of 19)

"I almost killed the bird! (said the sportsman). No one can eat 'almost' in a stew (i.e., almost never made a stew - was the reply.)"

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe

"A bird may fly across the length and breadth of the sky, but at night it will return to its nest."

Nigeria

"The owl is the wisest of all bird because the more it sees, the less it talks."

Uganda

"When the bird which flies in the sky is about to die, its legs usually point to the ground."

Ghana

"The restless grasshopper only finds rest in the gizzard of a bird."

Nigeria

"The bird that pecks at a rock trusts in the strength of its beak."

Uganda

"By coming and going, a bird constructs its nest."

Ghana African Tribe Proverbs: Ashanti Tribe, Effutu/Awutu/Senya Tribe, Fanti Tribe

"A talkative bird will not build a nest."

Kenya

"The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds."

Ghana

"The little bird that hops off the ground and lands on anti-hill may not know it but still on the ground."

Nigeria