Ugandan Traditional Proverbs, Old Sayings and Quotes

Proverbial wisdom and ancient sayings from Africa.

The path to your heart’s desire is never overgrown. – Ugandan Proverb

The tongue of co-wives is bitter. – Ugandan Proverb


 It is better to be married to an old lady than to remain unmarried.– Uganda Proverb

 An elephant can never fail to carry its tusks. – Uganda Proverb

 Women have no chiefs.– Ugandan Proverb


One who keeps saying ' I will listen and obey' will be cooked with the corn cob.– Ugandan Proverb

A dog with a bone in his mouth cannot bite you. – Ugandan Proverb

It is better that trials come to you in the beginning and you find peace afterwards than that they come to you at the end. – Ugandan Proverb

One who sees something good must narrate it. – Ugandan Proverb

The best part of happiness lies is in the secret heart of a lover. – Ugandan Proverb

Polygamy makes a husband a double-tongued man. – Ugandan Proverb

In the home of the coward they laugh while in the home of the brave they cry. – Ugandan Proverb

A sheep does not lament the death of a goat's kid. – Ugandan Proverb

An ugly girl does not become old at home. – Uganda Proverb

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree. – Ugandan Proverb

 He who has not traveled thinks that his mother is the best cook in the world. – Uganda proverb

The mother of the big he-goat has no horns. – Uganda proverb



What is inside a package is known only to its owner. – Ugandan Proverb

 You must judge a woman by the taste of her soup. – Ugandan Proverb

Water that has been begged for does not quench the thirst. – Ugandan Proverb

 When two elephants fight the grass gets trampled. – Ugandan Proverb

 Old men sit in the shade because they planted a tree many years before .– Ugandan Proverb

Beautiful from behind, ugly in front. – Uganda proverb

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers. – Uganda proverb

When a man is in trouble he smokes. – Uganda proverb

 

What is inside a package is known only to its owner. – Ugandan Proverb

 You must judge a woman by the taste of her soup. – Ugandan Proverb

Water that has been begged for does not quench the thirst. – Ugandan Proverb

 When two elephants fight the grass gets trampled. – Ugandan Proverb

 Old men sit in the shade because they planted a tree many years before .– Ugandan Proverb

Death is a scar that never heals. – Ugandan Proverb

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine. – Uganda proverb

Women have no court. – Uganda proverb

One does not follow the footprints in the water. – Uganda proverb

 A good harvest does not grow with ease; the more diligent the farmer, the more bountiful the crop. –– Uganda proverb

The mother's breast cannot get leprosy. – Uganda proverb

Even the mightiest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest. – Uganda proverb

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