African American Proverbs - A Collection of Wise old Sayings

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Talkin' 'bout fire don't boil the pot.

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Tell me whom you love, and I'll tell you who you are.

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The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice.

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Jaybird don't rob his own nest.

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Mothers raise their daughters and let their sons grow up.

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Nothing can suffice a person except that which they have not.

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All poor people ain't black, and all black people ain't poor.

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The squirrel can beat the rabbit climbing a tree, but then the rabbit makes the best stew that sort of equalizes the thing.

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The worm don't see nothing pretty in the robin's song.

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When the bait is more than the fish, 'tis time to stop fishing.

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Death don't see no difference 'tween the big house and the cabin.

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Dog don't get mad when you say he's a dog.

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Heaps of good cotton stocks get chopped up from association with the weeds.

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I'm not going to lend you a stick to break my head with.

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It takes a heap of licks to drive a nail in the dark.

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Romance without finance don't stand a chance.

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Rooster makes mo' racket dan de hen w'at lay de aig.

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The rainbow might be better lookin' if 'twasn't such a cheap show.

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Occasionally a man with a right smart education can't find his knife when it gets in the wrong pocket.

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Old Satan couldn't get along without plenty of help.

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Old used-to-do-it-this-way don't help none today.

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Ain't no use askin' the cow to pour you a glass of milk.

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