16 Sayings of Liberian Origin

1. "When building a house, don't measure the timbers in the forest." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "To the patient man will come all the riches of the world." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "If the townspeople are happy, look for the cook." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "Only when the tree is big and strong can you tether a cow to it." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "If the walls were adamant, gold would take the town." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "A bird is in the air but its mind is on the ground." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "Don't look where you fell, but where you slipped." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "Smoke does not affect honeybees alone; honey-gatherers are also affected." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "Good millet is known at the harvest." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "The elephant never gets tired of carrying its tusks." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "Let your love be like the misty rain, coming softly, but flooding the river." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "Do not eat your chicken and throw its feathers in the front yard." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "If you try to cleanse others, like soap, you will waste away in the process!" (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Though the palm tree in the jungle is big, who knows how big its yield will be?" (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "Every time an old man dies it is as if a library has burnt down." (Liberian Sayings) Click to tweet