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African Proverbs On Wisdom

* Wisdom is wealth. ~ Swahili Proverb
* The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~ Ethiopian proverb
* Wisdom does not come overnight. ~ Somali proverb
* The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
~ Cameroon proverb
* Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others. ~ Hema (DRC) proverb
* Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand. ~ Guinean proverb
* In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb
* If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom. ~ African proverb
* A wise person will always find a way. ~ Tanzanian proverb
* Nobody is born wise. ~ African proverb
* A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. ~Kenyan proverb
* Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden. ~ Akan proverb

African Proverbs on Learning

* Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. ~Moroccan Proverb
* When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him. ~Ashanti Proverb
* Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off. ~African Proverb
* Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day. ~Malagasy Proverb
* Traveling is learning. ~Kenyan Proverb
* Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners. ~Swahili Proverb

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