“The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.” “Speak softly and carry a big stick you will go far.” “Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.” “One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.” “No matter how big a child is, he cannot deny that he was once carried on the back of a woman.” “Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.” “If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents.” “If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.” “If while climbing a tree you insist on going beyond the top, the earth will be waiting for you.” “He who runs after good fortune runs away from peace.” “He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.”
“He who doesn’t clean his mouth before breakfast always complains that the food is sour.” “Gold should be sold to the one who knows the value of it.” “Family names are like flowers, they blossom in clusters.” “Even the best dancer on the stage must retire sometime.” “Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.” “Discord between the powerful is a fortune for the poor.” “Birds sing not because they have answers but because they have songs” “A woman is never old when it comes to the dance she knows.” “A rooster is not expected to crow for the whole world.” Read on below for 200 of the most inspiring and thought-provoking African proverbs. The selection below come from right across the African continent – whilst most of the proverbs are specific to countries or ethnic groups, there are a number that are of unknown source, and are simply ‘African proverbs’. Many African proverbs reference nature – the earth and animals – giving pearls of wisdom through the metaphors of everyday activities and objects.
What’s a proverb?Ī proverb is a brief, simple, traditional saying that gives advice based on practical experience, often in the form of a metaphor or allegory Proverbs are popular in spoken language, and form part of the folklore of a culture, passing down the generations. Read our selection of 200 of the best known and inspiring African proverbs below. Each Shakespeare’s play name links to a range of resources about each play: Character summaries, plot outlines, example essays and famous quotes, soliloquies and monologues: All’s Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Henry VIII Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Henry V Julius Caesar King John King Lear Loves Labour’s Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Night’s Dream Much Ado About Nothing Othello Pericles Richard II Richard III Romeo & Juliet The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus & Cressida Twelfth Night The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Winter’s Tale This list of Shakespeare plays brings together all 38 plays in alphabetical order.
Plays It is believed that Shakespeare wrote 38 plays in total between 15.
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