African Proverbs About Trouble
10 African sayings about trouble — 9 proverbs, 1 quote.
About these trouble sayings
Every saying in the archive filed under trouble: 9 proverbs, 1 quote. None of them carries a written explanation yet — the meanings are being written over time.
They come from Nigeria (4), Ghana (2), South Africa (1), Kenya (1) and Cameroon (1).
Named writers and speakers on this subject include Chinua Achebe (1).
A few from this collection:
- A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
- A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
- Ashes fly back into the face of he or she who throws them.
Sayings here often sit under other subjects too — most often Problem, Beauty, Consequence and Animal.
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