Angry Words African Proverbs and Quotes
Angry Words African Proverbs and Quotes
Though many African common sayings and proverbs seem simple to the common person and even coarse to the wisest and noblest of educators, there is complexity in simplicity.
The resolute character of the ancestors enabled them to not only win their independence but to learn from suffering patience the many trials and disappointment in fighting for freedom. Cunning and planning won the freedom of many, not anger.
When troubles hovered over many African ancestors, community proverb sayings contained the wisdom of many nations and placed them side-by-side with those hopes and dreams sent up high. It would have been natural for the ancestor and their use of proverbs to contain vision and unity or they would perish.
The best African proverbs are born out of fear and aggravation but not anger; fear of the unknown and aggravation of helplessness, anger only muddies the water. Good African proverbs do not need definition no definition will enable a person to identify with a sentence as a proverb.
Proverbs from Africa are remembered because they contain universal truths and are wise or witty statements. Proverbs are remembered when the situation is just right as elements appeal to us to remember a proverb in times of trouble and happiness.
African proverbs often cross language barriers wielding universal truth no matter the national language. Clearly, proverbs mean something to Africans as they are an integral part of speech, life, and love. Proverbs correspond to a deep-seated need and anxiety and of course psychological and ethical function of humankind.
Old as an African proverb maybe and as common a statement rarely will a proverb become a universal African proverb until it is stamped with approval by the voice of the African people. It is said every proverb had three essential characteristics of concision, awareness, and truth.
Africans are very fond of proverbs and their sayings are frequently used as an expression of thought by every race and creed throughout the world. Many African proverb sayings used today are very old dating back into the remote recesses of time.
African women and men influencing the opinion of the world make nearly all proverbs. Many of these proverbs refer to feminine traits and obligations from a man's point of view while other proverbs reflect the feminine mind who are women are held in high esteem intellectually.
Not only do African proverbs sometimes praise virtue and honor they also praise the graceful form of a woman. The most beautiful proverbs come from Africa who looks deeply into their lives and connects with past way ancestors learning the wisdom of the situation and letting anger disperse far away into the realm of negativity and wasted time.
Words are like fruit; once they fall down, they cannot return up. – Zulu Proverb
African Proverbs and Quotes About Anger
The fool starts in his blood.
Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head.
Excess perforates the drum.
Postpone today's anger until tomorrow.
Curse has no cure.
You do not bite the back of the person carrying you.
The angry person screams to air.
African proverbs about anger teach us to always be mindful of the words that we say to one another. Sharp angry words create lasting damage, here are 20 more angry but wise African Proverbs.
After mischance everyone is wise.
He does a good day’s work who rids himself of a fool.
He who rides on the giant’s shoulders sees further than he who carries him.
What is learned in the cradle lasts till the grave.
A fool is a wise person ladder.
What is enough was never little.
Too late the bird cries out when it is caught.
Unstringing the bow does not cure the wound.
Not every dog that barks bites.
The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents.
Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges, and the foolish build dams.
If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
A wise person will always find a way.
Nobody is born wise.
Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.
Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners.
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