Famous Proverbs / South African Proverbs
62 South African Proverbs
- 1. A chattering bird builds no nest.
- 2. A fool is a wise man's ladder.
- 3. A termite grows up in dry wood, and yet comes to maturity.
- 4. Abundance does not spread; famine does.
- 5. Almost is not eaten.
- 6. An Elder does not break wind in public, but in a latrine.
- 7. As great birds die the eggs rot.
- 8. Before you milk a cow tie it up.
- 9. Behold the iguana puffing itself out to make itself a man.
- 10. By pounding the dough the bread will rise.