60 Sayings of Ugandan Origin

1. "One who sees something good must narrate it." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "The husband is always the last to know." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "The peacemaker dies, while the fighters survive." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "In the entire world, things are two and two." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "When two elephants fight the grass gets trampled." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "Water that has been begged for does not quench the thirst." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "It is better to be married to an old lady than to remain unmarried." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "An ugly girl does not become old at home." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "She who keeps losing children doesn't invent names anymore." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "When throne into the sea the stone said, after all, this is also a home." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "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 Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "Only take away the wife of a strong man when he is out." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "Familiarity is like the sea that kills the fisherman." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "In the home of the coward they laugh while in the home of the brave they cry." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "What is inside a package is known only to its owner., Ugandan Proverb." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "You can burn down a house, but can you hide the smoke?" (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "With wealth one wins a woman." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Caution is not cowardice; even the ants march armed." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "The best part of happiness lies is in the secret heart of a lover." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "Women have no chiefs." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "Only a fool tries to jump in the fire." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "He who is bitten by a snake fears a lizard." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "He who hunts two rats, catches none." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "Polygamy makes a husband a double-tongued man." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "Sickness accompanies a waning moon; a new moon cures disease." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "A strawberry blossom will not moisten dry bread." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "The path to your heart's desire is never overgrown." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "My mother is indeed the best baby carrier, says the baby." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "The bird that pecks at a rock trusts in the strength of its beak." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "If a woman sees a stick for beating her rival, she will throw it away in the woods." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "One who keeps saying I will listen and obey will be cooked with the corn cob." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "When the moon is not full, the stars shine more brightly." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "If you have decided to eat a dog, eat a fat one." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "Ask help from the spirits after having used all your strength." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "He who has not traveled thinks that his mother is the best cook in the world." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "Death is a scar that never heals." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "The lucky eagle kills a mouse that has eaten salt." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "He who hunts two rats, catches none." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "The tongue of co-wives is bitter." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "An infertile woman gets a lot of visitors." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "When the master is away, the frogs hop in." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "A roaring lion kills no game." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "Old men sit in the shade because they planted a tree many years before." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "The man with one wife is the boss of all bachelors." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "Where flies are eaten, eat them." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "If he has thrown the only spear he had at you, it means that he doesn't fear you." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "To heal the lovers aching heart, Give him a virgin to wed." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "He who tells no lies will not grow up." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "A dog with a bone in his mouth cannot bite you." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

53. "A sheep does not lament the death of a goat's kid." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

54. "Even the mightiest eagle comes down to the treetops to rest." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

55. "Men will love each other as long as one is richer than the other." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

56. "Empty hands only please their owner." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

57. "He who loves, loves you with your dirt." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

58. "An elephant can never fail to carry its tusks." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

59. "What is inside a package is known only to its owner." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

60. "You must judge a woman by the taste of her soup." (Ugandan Sayings) Click to tweet