AFRICAN QUOTES/PROVERBS ON LOVE AND MARRIAGE:
*It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love. ~ African proverb
*If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love. ~ Zimbabwean Proverp
*Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you. ~ African proverb
*If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is. ~ Egyptian proverb
*Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you. ~ Mozambique proverb
*Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside. ~ Ghanaian proverb
*Coffee and love taste best when hot. ~Ethiopian proverb
AFRICAN QUOTES/PROVERBS ON FOOD:
*As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it. ~Amharic Proverb
*The forest not only hides man’s enemies but its full of man’s medicine, healing power and food. ~African Proverb
*Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
*The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry. ~Bayombe Proverb
*Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth. ~African Proverb
*The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food. ~Ghanaian Proverb
*The impotent man does not eat spicy foods. ~Congolese Proverb
*When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat. ~Mongo (Congolese) Proverb
*A healthy person who begs for food is an insult to a generous farmer. ~Ghanaian Proverb
*A dog knows the places he is thrown food. ~Acholi Proverb
*One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others.~African Proverb
*The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine. ~Yoruba Proverb
*Man is like a pepper, till you have chewed it you do not know how hot it is. ~Haussa Proverb
*No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person’s teeth. ~Igbo Proverb
*A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone. ~Nigerian Proverb
*A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful. ~Malagasy Proverb
*Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food. ~African Proverb
*When your luck deserts you, even cold food burns. ~Zambian Proverb
*If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter. ~Fulani Proverb
*An abundance of food at your neighbour’s will not satisfy your hunger. ~Bayaka Proverb
