The nail that sticks out is the one that gets hammered down.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
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He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about city, being
No matter how good a hunting dog is it cannot kill a leopard.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about good, good luck
Tortoises only make progress when they stick there necks out.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about progress
When you fight fire with fire, somebody is going to get hurt.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fire, fire brigade, fight, contentment
There is a good reason why natural water never runs at night.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about reason, night, water, good, good luck
No matter how long the night is, the morning is sure to come.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about night
You cannot send a goat to rescue a lamb from a loin's attack.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about attack, contentment
The tortoise said it wants to box, but its hand is too short.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
Don't water your friend's garden when yours is full of weeds.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about garden, water
If you befriend a mosquito it will still attack you at night.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about attack, night, contentment
A baby on its mother's back doesn't know the journey is long.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother
Whoever stands in need of honey should not be afraid of bees.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about need
If you're a good person even after death your grave is loved.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about death, people, good, good luck, contentment
You can't inject new ideas in a man's head by cutting it off.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about heads, man, contentment
Man's greatest battles are the ones he fights within himself.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about man
When an abomination has become of age it becomes a tradition.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about tradition, age, olderness
A corn swallowed by a fowl will never germinate in its belly.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The buffalo does not wander from the marsh where it was born.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about wanderer
Do not throw away the oars before the boat reaches the shore.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
