West African Proverbs Part 1 – Proverbs from around West Africa, including Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Liberia. Use the page links at the bottom to navigate.
Liberian Proverbs
- It is only out of ignorance that a rat would attack a cat.
Community/language of origin: Unknown
Country: Liberia - One finger cannot destroy a place, but show a place to a destroyer.
Community/language of origin: Unknown
Country: Liberia - No matter how long the rain falls, the sun is sure to shine.
Community/language of origin: Unknown
Country: Liberia - If a cat is the only barber in the city, then the rat will surely grow an Afro.
Community/language of origin: Unknown
Country: Liberia - A good hunter knows which deer to kill.
Community/language of origin: Unknown
Country: Liberia - No matter how far a donkey travels from home, it never comes back as a horse.
Community/language of origin: Unknown
Country: Liberia - If you make friends with the boatman in the dry season, you will be the first to cross when the rains come and the tide is high.
Community/language of origin: Unknown
Country: Liberia - If the hunter thinks he is clever, the bush fowl is even more clever.
In original language: Kutori serere, impenta serere
Community/language of origin: Liimba
Country: Liberia - If you are small, do not go for big things that will outweigh you. Go instead for what you can manage.
Community/language of origin: Unknown
Country: Liberia
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