Proverbs and old sayings, page 159

43574 proverbs and old sayings

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

It takes a season for a snake to change into its new skin.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about season, change

The wealth of the greedy ultimately goes to the community.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wealth

If you don't scale the mountain, you can't view the plain.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

A day you believe is not bad, is the one that becomes bad.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad luck, faith, bad, day, contentment

When the big drum is sounded the small drums keep silence.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about silence

The cheapest way to improve your looks is to wear a smile.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about smile

A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.

Proverbs and old sayings West African