68. Should that child stray, or suffer from ill-health, ultimately, the blame would be with the elders. But, would it be painless? – Congolese Proverb, The fish has been kept over one tide. Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile. Were not ours revealed to our ancestors: “Bakulu”? ~ Bondei proverb, 61. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window). – Congolese Proverb, If ears could stir boiled meat, one would call the pig. He who fears the sun will not become chief. – Congolese Proverb, Even without drumbeats, the banana leaves dance. If you want to go quickly, go alone. 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. – Congolese Proverb, To dip ugali in a little gravy is better than to be completely without gravy. If you are too modest you will go hungry. The mother-in-law shows you her thighs without shame, you are the embarrassed one. Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper. – Congolese Proverb, Plenty of Iru does not spoil the stew. Kinshasa ; formerly is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Congolese Proverb) Woe to the high spirited bride whose mother-in-law is still alive. The Spiritual Life © 2020. Kiatezua Lubanzadio Luyaluka Ph.D. Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo and is located on the Congo River. (English), Tetela: Diwala eko kalasa le wadi l’umi (Tetela) – Congolese Proverb, The pounding of Iyan is not like the pounding of Elubo : Iyan becomes more adhesive, Elubo separates into powder. A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character. – Congolese Proverb, Who sits down is a cripple. – Congolese Proverb, A paw-paw fruit that has not yet ripened on high (i.e., on the tree) is not yet sweet.- Congolese Proverb, A person who does not cultivate well his or her farm always says that it has been bewitched.- Congolese Proverb, A pretty basket does not prevent worries. – Congolese Proverb, If the needle doesn’t pass, the thread doesn’t follow. The friends of our friends are our friends. Being well dressed does not prevent one from being poor. The origin of the spiral as the central symbol of the Bukôngo comes from the ancient Egypt. Were not their ways based on the insights rising from their intuition: The Inner Light? To resolve any difficulty it would be wise to bring it out in the open and spell it out so that you can get to its roots. Great events may stem from words of no importance. – Congolese Proverb Where there is no shame, there is no honor. – Congolese Proverb, Lower your head modestly while passing, and you will harvest bananas. A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn. – Congolese Proverb, Mothers-in-law are hard of hearing. He who earns calamity eats it with his family. ~ Ashanti proverb, 39. (Congolese Proverb) Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly. – Congolese Proverb, To love someone who does not love you, is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall. BaKongo masks from the Kongo Central region, “Botofé bo le iwa.” : Rubber is death (present day Congo proverb), A bald-headed man will not grow hair by getting excited. You have to be sensible and thorough, and then you will achieve more than when you are in a hurry. ~ Swahili proverb, 60. Those who inherit fortunes are frequently more of a problem than those who made them. When children’s hair goes red it is the elders who are to blame. Let him speak who has seen with his eyes. There can be no peace without understanding. – Congolese Brazzaville Proverbs, Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly. – Congolese Proverb, A day of hunger is not starvation. ~ Malawian proverb, 48. Can be literally translated as “Dead/blind eye shedding tears sadness of head”. To emphasis this the Bukôngo uses two words to translate the concept of life: Thus Fu-kiau depicts the Kimahûngu as assembling the male and the female elements as the divine completeness of being. ~ Lesotho proverb, 41. There is no fool who is disowned by his family. When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee’s house some day. There are times when someone who because of their bad behaviour should not deserve to be helped when they find themselves in difficulty. It is located on the Congo River. You inherit from the dead, not from the sick. – Congolese Proverb, When there is famine the cricket is fat (that is, is considered good enough to eat); when the famine is over the cricket is lean (i.e., is rejected). – Congolese Proverb, A priest sees people at their best, a lawyer at their worst, but a doctor sees them as they really are. Cat can survive seemingly fatal events. He who doesn’t like chattering women must stay a bachelor. Woe to the high spirited bride whose mother-in-law is still alive. Unity is strength, the division is weakness. – Congolese Proverb, Without war there can be no peace. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as DR Congo, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. To love someone who does not love you, is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall. No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow. ), To reach to the meaning of the central element of. 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