AFRICAN PROVERBS: On Family.

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1. A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place. ~ African Proverb

2. A united family eats from the same plate. ~ Baganda proverb

3. If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success. ~ Ute proverb

4. Brothers love each other when they are equally rich. ~ African proverb

5. Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family. ~ Ethiopian proverb

6. There is no fool who is disowned by his family. ~ African proverb

7. Home affairs are not talked about on the public square. ~ African proverb

8. If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? ~ African proverb

9. He who earns calamity eats it with his family. ~ African proverb

10. The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth. ~ Akan (Ghana, Ivory Coast) proverb

11. When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate. ~ Ibo proverb