Many women, myself included, like to claim that the male segment of our population knows nothing about love and romance. African men in particular get a lot of flak for being unromantic and incapable of expressing their emotions. From personal experience I would say this is not true, some of the most romantic men I have dated are African. However, what is romance really? I like to define it as the expression of love. In this article, I define romance by using some of my favorite African love quotes. These African quotes give us an insight into African culture and views on life. They are part of African history and show us that love and the expression of love are universal. So, in defense of my romantic African brothers, here are some African love sayings, enjoy and to all you guys out there, feel free to wear them this Valentine’s Day to show your beloved how much you care.
Romantic African Quotes
The best part of happiness lies in the secret heart of a lover. – (African proverb). This is one of the most romantic love quotes I’ve ever read, it’s almost poetic. Here are some most romantic African love quotes that show us flowers of love everywhere.
1. Where there is love there is no darkness. -Burundi
2. A woman is a flower in a garden; her husband is the fence that surrounds her. -Ghana
3. A letter from the heart can be read on the face. – Swahili
4. Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated with tenderness. – Democratic Republic of Congo
5. May your love be like the misty rain, which comes gently, but floods the river. -Liberia and Madagascar
6. Love is like rice: transplanted, it still grows. -Madagascar
7. If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars? -Tunisia
8. Lots of little things make a man love a woman big. -Ghana
9. A thread for the needle, a love for the heart. -Sudan
10. The home of a person we love is never far away. -Kenya
11. He who loves the vase also loves what is inside. – African Proverb
12. The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes them beautiful. -Uganda
13. He who loves, loves you with your dirt. -Ugandan Proverb
14. Love is never lost, it is only preserved. – African Proverb
15. Happiness requires something to do, something to love and something to look forward to. – Swahili saying
funny african love phrases
Coffee and love taste better when hot! – (African proverb). Who said that African men are not passionate? I love my coffee steaming hot and as this funny Ethiopian love quote shows, love is best served hot too. Ethiopia is famous for its coffee, so the next time you drink a steaming cup of joe, think about heating up your love life, too. Here are some more funny love quotes for your enjoyment. Drink slowly.
1. Don’t want a woman with beautiful breasts if you don’t have money. -South Africa
2. If you are ugly you must learn to dance or make love. -Zimbabwe
3. Loving the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better. -Wolof Proverb
4. If you marry a monkey for its wealth, the money goes and the monkey stays as it is. – Egypt
5. Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you. -Mozambique
6. He who does not like chatty women should remain single. – Democratic Republic of Congo
7. Pretend you’re dead and you’ll see who really loves you. -African Proverb
8. The buttocks are like a married couple although there is constant friction between them; they will still love and live together. – African Proverb
9. It is Mr. Old-Monkey who marries Mrs. Old-Monkey. -Ghana
10. If there were no cold Friday nights and boring Saturdays, no one would get married anymore. – Morocco
11. If money were found in trees, most people would be married to monkeys. – african proverb
12. If a young woman says no to marriage, wait until her breasts droop. -Burundi
African Marriage Quotes
Marriage is like a peanut; You have to break it open to see what’s inside. – (African quote). Ah marriage that bed of roses that is talked about so much. How can you talk about love without talking about marriage? It is logical that we close this article with quotes about bonds (sorry I meant to say cheers) of marriage.
1. He who marries only for love will have bad days but good nights. – Egypt
2. A home without a wife is like a stable without cattle. – african proverb
3. A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happy man loves the girl he marries. – african quote
4. Marriage is like a peanut; You have to break it open to see what’s inside. -Ghana
5. If you don’t have relatives, get married. – Egypt
6. A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. – African Proverb
7. A young wife tends to overcook at first. – Ethiopia
8. Bread without sauce and a home without a wife are meaningless. – Ethiopia
9. A bird can be protected, a wife cannot. – Swahili
10. The one who plants grapes by the road and the one who marries a pretty woman share the same problem. – Ethiopia
11. A good wife is easy to find, but good in-laws are rare. -Madagascar
12. It is better to be married to an old woman than to remain single. -Uganda
13. The man can be the head of the home but the wife is the heart. -Kenya
14. Marriage is not a tight knot, but a slipknot. -Madagascar
15. The woman who does not covet her husband’s goods is in love with another man. ~Egypt