Ugliness with a good character
is better than beauty.
Nigerian Proverb
Unity is strength,
division is weakness.
Swahili Proverb
What you give you get, ten times over.
Yoruba Proverb
When a needle falls into a deep well,
many people will look into the well,
but few will be ready to go down after it.
African Proverb
Where water is the boss
there the land must obey.
African Proverb
Wisdom does not come overnight.
Somali Proverb
You always learn a lot more when you lose
than when you win.
African Proverb
You are beautiful, but learn to work,
for you cannot eat your beauty.
Congolese Proverb
You cannot build a house for last year’s summer.
Ethiopian Proverb
You must attend to your business
with the vendor in the market,
and not to the noise of the market.
Beninese Proverb
