Search for proverbs by keyword or author 

General Proverbs

Where there is love there is no darkness.
African Proverbs

Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
African Proverbs

A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
African Proverbs

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight.
African Proverbs

If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
African Proverbs

Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
African Proverbs

As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.
African Proverbs

Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart.
African Proverbs

One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.
African Proverbs

It is no shame at all to work for money.
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.