African Proverbs and Their Meanings

It is only the hen that produces the chicks

• Meaning
  Everything had its origin

It is the bitter leaf you eat that makes you enjoy the pumpkin leaf

• Meaning
  Suffer before pleasure

As the day breaks, palm wine gets stronger

• Meaning
  As you grow, maturity increases.

A man who cannot cater for himself should not bother to marry a wife

• Meaning
  Do not act above your capacity