Proverbs and old sayings, page 163

43574 proverbs and old sayings

He who pelts another with paddles asks for stones in return.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The heart of man and the bottom of the sea are unfathomable.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heart, man

You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Everyone has a right to be stupid some just abuse the right.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rightness

Even when there is no rooster, the morning will still start.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you're to jump a swamp, you need to make one long hurdle.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about need, contentment

Generally with life you will be betrayed by close relatives.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about life, contentment

Only the person who wears the shoe feels it when it pitches.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

Remember your ancestors because you're not better than them.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, contentment

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

You can't spread a net to catch a bird that is watching you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about trap, contentment

Perhaps you do not understand me because you do not love me.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about love, contentment

Your mind is like a parachute; it only works when it's open.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mind

Do something at its right time, and peace will accompany it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about peace, rightness, time

If you damage the character of another, you damage your own.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about character, contentment

If a bird does not recognise a tree, it will not rest on it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rest

No one is without knowledge except he who asks no questions.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge

A person who sells eggs doesn't start a fight in the market.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight, stores, people

The teeth that stink together are the ones to bite the meat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A rock in the middle of the sea is never afraid of the rain.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rocks, rain