When I was visiting Kidani Village last week (which you can read about here), I noticed the butterfly quotes on the walls around the resort. I had seen them before, but never realized how many there were. So I decided to go and find them all to compile together these words of wisdom. Enjoy!
Proverbs are like butterflies, some are caught, some fly away. - GhanaFriendship doubles joy and halves grief. - EgyptYou must judge a person by the works of their hands. - AfricaIt is the pot that boils but the dish gets the credit. - CameroonSmooth seas do not make skillful sailors. - EthiopiaIf you haven't been to two marketplaces you don't know ...... which is the best value. - Burkina FasoIf everyone thought alike ...... no goods would ever be sold. - LibyaHe who does not know the road holds back the one who does. - KenyaIf you get rich, be in a dark corner when you jump for joy. - ZuluWealth is bits of roasted meat. The great thing is one's kith and kin. - ZimbabweA mother is gold, a father is a mirror. - NigeriaWhen you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him. - GhanaIt takes a whole village to raise a child. - NigeriaOne who goes back to his home does not consider the night too dark. He knows his way. - UgandaThough the lion and the antelope happen ...to live in the same forest, the antelope ...... still has time to grow up. - GhanaYou must judge a person by the works of their hands. - AfricaThe road doesn't tell the traveler what lies ahead. - TanzaniaHe who learns, teaches. - EthiopiaSticks in a bundle are unbreakable. - TanzaniaWhen you are sick you promise a goat, but when you are well again, you make due with chicken. - NigeriaLife is like a ballet performance danced only once. - MaliLife is a shadow and a mist; it passed quickly and is no more. - MadagascarOne falsehood spoils a thousand truths. - GhanaTruth keeps the hands cleaner than soap. - NigeriaIt's a bad child who does not take advice. - AsanteNo one tests the depth of a river with both feet. - AsanteSickness and disasters come and go like rain, but health is like the sun that illuminates the entire village. - Africa
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