Search for proverbs by keyword or author 

General Proverbs

Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
African Proverbs

A man who pays respect to the great paves his own way for greatness. 
African Proverbs

A large chair does not make a king.
African Proverbs

What one won’t eat by itself, one will eat when mixed with other food.
African Proverbs

A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
African Proverbs

Lack of knowledge is darker than night.
African Proverbs

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

When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
African Proverbs

War has no eyes
African Proverbs

A single bracelet does not jingle.
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.