Top 128 African Inspirational and Motivational Proverbs, as well as Wise Sayings from the Swahili Tribe, which you can also find in Congo among Peoples of African Origin (Showing 11 - 20 of 128)

"If the eaters of enkokonte say they eat soap, you do not doubt it."

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe

"If people would eat Koko raw, they would eat it behind the bush (i.e., in the country, not in the town)."

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe

"I went to the market and turned aside to eat Uyo (a cake of fruit like mango) Uyo of the market took me unwittingly with its sweetness."

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe

"I own a cow in heaven, but I cannot drink her milk."

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe

"If ears could stir boiled meat, one would call the pig."

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe

"If the needle doesn't pass, the thread doesn't follow."

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe

"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

"You inherit from the dead, not the sick."

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe

"He who is free of faults will never die."

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe

"He who doesn't like chattering women must stay a bachelor."

Congo African Tribe Proverbs: Swahili Tribe