African Proverbs and Quotes About Hard Work
33 African sayings about hard work — 17 proverbs, 16 quotes.
- We live by hope, but a reed never becomes an Iroko tree by dreaming.Proverb · Nigeria
- One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.Quote · Liberia
- The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.Quote · Liberia
- Talking doesn't fill the basket in the farm.Proverb
- Those who get to the river early drink the cleanest water.Proverb · Ghana
- Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.Proverb
- When the hunter returns and is holding mushrooms, don't ask him about how his hunt went.Proverb · Guinea
- I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.Quote · Kenya
- The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.Quote · Egypt