African Proverbs About Marriage
23 African sayings about marriage — 22 proverbs, 1 short story.
About these marriage sayings
Every saying in the archive filed under marriage: 22 proverbs, 1 short story. 1 of them carry a written explanation of what it means; the rest are being added over time.
They come from Nigeria (6), Ghana (3), Madagascar (2), Kenya (1) and Mozambique (1).
Named writers and speakers on this subject include Cecilia Sinclair (1) and William H Barker (1).
A few from this collection:
- If money grew on trees, many people would be married to monkeys.
- A good wife is easy to find, but suitable in-laws are rare.
- When a woman enters a marriage, she takes her mother along.
Sayings here often sit under other subjects too — most often Women, Beauty, Children and Love.
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