African Quotes About Family

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 A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break. ~ African proverb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 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

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