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Mutungi a maxisa wazeka bhu isasamba.

“The mat-maker sleeps on the old, worn-out mats.”

A good craftsman puts customers first, keeping the finest work for others before himself.

— Traditional Angola Wisdom, Angola

Source: Traditional Angola proverb (Kimbundu), public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Angola

“The body is easily satisfied, but not the heart.”

Material needs are simple to fulfill, but emotional and spiritual longing is never fully satisfied.

Source: Traditional Angola proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Epungu liwa konendela; omola sole kununulu.

“Early corn is best, so the firstborn is the one to delight in.”

Being first carries special worth and brings particular joy, as with the earliest ripening corn.

Source: Traditional Angola proverb (Ovimbundu), public-domain oral tradition

“It is the destiny of the donkey to carry the heavy burden.”

Some must bear the hardest tasks; duty and role in life are not always chosen.

Source: Traditional Angola proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“The mouse does not talk back to the lion.”

The weak do not openly challenge the powerful; know your position.

Source: Traditional Angola proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“The real journey of discovery begins in old age.”

True understanding of life often arrives only with the wisdom of later years.

Source: Traditional Angola proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“Do not despise the nut; one day it will be a palm tree.”

Do not underestimate something small — it holds the potential to grow into something great.

Source: Traditional Angola proverb, public-domain oral tradition