He that dines with the gods must do so with a very long spoon.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about gods
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A weapon which you don't have in your hand won't kill a snake.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
The kola nut stays longer in the mouths of those who value it.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about value
If you tell people to live together, you tell them to quarrel.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about people, contentment
In good times friends know you and in bad times you know them.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad luck, bad, contentment, good, good luck
Never let a friend lie in your sheep farm he might get hungry.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie
You don't have to climb the palm wine tree to drink palm wine.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about wine, drinking, contentment
If you have patience you can take out the holes of an anthill.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about patience, contentment
Why take away something by force which you can obtain by love.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about force, police, love, contentment
The gourd that never leaves the boozing centre attains cracks.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, order, wisdom
If you ignore your own relatives you will serve the outsiders.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
Teenagers act like babies if they are not treated like adults.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
You can't tell the colour of somebody's cloth from his shadow.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about shadow, contentment
To love a king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad luck, love, bad, contentment
Shame to the house where the hen crows and the cock is silent.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about shame, home, house
It costs you your good spirit to steal than buying or seeking.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about spirit, good, good luck, contentment
The greatness of man's male organ don't call it an hydro cell.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about greatness, man
An elder uses old eyes to see and so the young use young eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about eyes, use, old, olderness
The grindstones can neither be used as a stool nor a headrest.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
