Search for proverbs by keyword or author 

General Proverbs

Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
African Proverbs

Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
African Proverbs

The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
African Proverbs

He who eats another mans food will have his own food eaten by others.
African Proverbs

If I could see your face, I would not need food.
African Proverbs

A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has it's place.
African Proverbs

Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
African Proverbs

A close friend can become a close enemy.
African Proverbs

Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd.
African Proverbs

Hold a true friend with both hands. 
African Proverbs

Proverbs by Authors


Proverbs by Category

Submit a Proverb

Make sure you have searched the entire proverbs and the proverb doesn't exist before adding as new proverb!
Make sure you have an account and you are signed in before submitting a proverb!

Contact Us


Send us a mail and we will get in touch with you soon!

You can email us at: contact@fancyread.com
Fancyread Inc.