Proverbs and old sayings, page 159

43575 proverbs and old sayings

Silence gives rise to peace and with peace comes security.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about peace, security, silence

Send a boy where he wants to go and you see his best pace.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Talking is cheap until you hire a lawyer to do it for you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about talking, contentment

You can't lead anyone further than you have gone yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you're very unkind today don't expect favours tomorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Regrets are much like grandchildren; they come much later.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A fool may chance to put something into a wise man's head.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about chance, heads, man

A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A person cutting the path doesn't know that it is crooked.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

He who eats an egg foregoes a future meal of chicken soup.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about future

The visitor who goes away without eating never comes back.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The horns cannot be too heavy for the cow that bears them.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Even drumsticks are heavy on the way home after the dance.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dance, home

The womb is not a boat, it cannot carry as much as a boat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A hunter with one arrow doesn't shoot with a careless aim.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters

One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wisdom

You cannot climb a bid of success with your hands tied up.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about success, contentment

You have to heal the wound before it ignores the medicine.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about medicine, contentment

Even if thin, the elephant remains the king of the forest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African