There is a Nigerian saying, which Author Chinua Achebe is famous for making widely known, that perfectly sums up the importance of proverbs. It says, Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are ...

It’s no secret that running a successful enterprise is taxing work. For inspiration, use these words of wisdom from Twitter’s own African Proverbs. The page, which has been around since early 2011, ...

I love reading bits of health and happiness wisdom from around the world. Here are some great old proverbs to keep in mind as you go about your week... "Fish should swim three times: in the sea, in ...

This week’s guest on Poetry in Daily Life is Nile Stanley, PhD, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida. A teacher educator, artist-in-residence, and researcher for 36 years, he has been on a mission to ...

From old chestnuts like “no pain, no gain” to sports wisdom like “the best offence is a good defence”, there seems to be a proverb for everything. There’s good reason: proverbs touch on just about ...