27 Fascinating African Proverbs About Elephants, One of the Big 5 Animals.

1. An elephant does not die from one broken rib. ~ African Proverb
2. Even if the elephant is thin he is still the lord of the jungle. ~ African Proverb
3. If there were no elephants in the jungle, the buffalo would be big. ~ African Proverb
4. The best way to eat the elephant standing in your path is to cut it up into little pieces. ~ African Proverb
5. When elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers. ~ African Proverb
6. The hare and the elephant don’t travel well together. ~ Bambara Proverb
7. An elephant does not get tired carrying his trunk. ~ Burundi Proverb
8. An elephant will reach to the roof of the house. ~ Cameroonian Proverb
9. However little you think of the elephant, you can’t say it won’t fill a pot. ~ Cameroonian Proverb
10. The elephant will reach to the roof of the house. ~ Cameroonian Proverb 
11. An idiot will cross an ox with an elephant. ~ Congolese Proverb
12. A fool will pair an ox with an elephant. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
13. The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
14. A mousetrap cannot kill an elephant. ~ Gabonese Proverb 
15. If there were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal. ~ Ghanaian Proverb
16. You cannot kill an elephant with bullets of wax. ~ Ghanaian Proverb
17. When elephants fight it is the grass that suffers. ~ Kikuyu Proverb ( – )
18. Blow your horn in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cockerels; bleat in a flock of goats. ~ Malawian Proverb
19. He can see a louse as far away as China but is not aware of an elephant on his nose. ~ Malawian Proverb
20. The elephant does not get tired of its tusks. ~ Massai Proverb 
21. However poor the elephant, it will be worth more than ten frogs. ~ Nigerien Proverb
22. The elephant’s track treads out the camel’s. ~ Nigerien Proverb 
23. The jungle is stronger than the elephant. ~ Senegalese Proverb
24. An elephant’s head is no load for a child. ~ Sierra Leonean Proverb 
25. The elephant’s head is no load for a child. ~ Sierra Leonean Proverb
26. When the elephant is slain all the tribes gather together to eat of it. ~ South African Proverb 
27. It is sad when the elephant dies, but the whole tribe can feed on it. ~ Sudanese Proverb

When elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers. ~African Proverb.