Proverbs

We desire to bequest two things to our children -- the roots and wings. ~Sudanese Proverb

Children will dislike all those who give all things to them. ~African Proverb

A child's lie is like a dead fish in a pond that in the end, always comes to the surface. ~Luo Proverb

Nursing a pregnancy is not as tough as bringing up a child. ~Swahili Proverb

When a four-year child is still crawling instead of walking it is time to cry out. ~African Proverb

A single hand cannot nurse a child. ~Swahili Proverb

Haste and hurry can only bear children with many regrets along the way. ~Senegalese Proverb

The art of negotiating is acquired from childhood. ~Congolese Proverb

A child doesn't breastfeed from a stepmother if its mother is still alive. ~African Proverb

Do not make the dress before the child is born. ~Tanzanian Proverb

The motherless child will suckle the grandmother. ~Bambara Proverb

You only understand the joys of parenthood when you have your first child, you only understand the mystery of death when in mourning. ~Bahaya Proverb

When a child is asleep, a mother's attention is on the child's stomach. ~African Proverb

A child who has no mother will not have scars to show on his back. ~Nigerian Proverb

By crawling, a child learns to stand. ~West African Proverb

What the child says, he has heard at home. ~Nigerian Proverb

If a child is not well-behaved, she is not sent by the mother to go alone to the market to buy things for her. ~Nigerian Proverb

It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children. ~Kenyan Proverb

A child is what you put into him. ~Nigerian Proverb

When you take a knife away from a child, give him a piece of wood instead. ~Kenyan Proverb

It is the habit that a child forms at home, that follows them to their marriage. ~Nigerian Proverb

Train a child the way he should go and make sure you also go the same way. ~African Proverb

A child who is fearless is going to bring