Ugandan Proverbs and Sayings
15 Ugandan sayings collected from Uganda — 12 proverbs, 2 quotes, 1 short story.
About Ugandan sayings here
This page collects every saying in the archive recorded as coming from Uganda: 12 proverbs, 2 quotes, 1 short story. 1 of them carry a written explanation of what it means; the rest are being added over time.
The named voices here are Idi Amin (1), James Martin (1) and Juliana Kanyomozi (1). The proverbs are left unattributed, because a proverb belongs to the people who repeat it rather than to whoever first said it.
The subjects they return to most often are Love, Women, Friendship and Humility.
A few from this collection:
- You don't punish a fish by throwing it into water.
- Befriend many, but trust few.
- Even the mightiest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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