Proverbs and old sayings, page 170

43574 proverbs and old sayings

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about power, people

The mind of a fool is like a broken pot it will hold no wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mind, wisdom

When the buttocks foul the air it's the head that gets knocked.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about air, heads

A man who marries an outcast is like rain wasted in the forest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about waste, rain, man

A tree that refuses to dance will be made to do so by the wind.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dance

Living near a lake doesn't mean you eat fish whenever you need.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about need, fishing, contentment

A man will never heed the voice of a woman until it is too late.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about voice, woman, man

However loud an ant shouts from the ground, no one will hear it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you fill your head with pride you will lack space for wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about univers, proudness, wisdom, heads, contentment

Every time an old man dies it is as if a library has burnt down.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about time, man, old, olderness

It's out of ignorance that a goat will attend a leopard's party.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ignorance

If you give bad food to your stomach, it drums for you to dance.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dance, food, bad luck, bad, contentment

Only a fool will use both his legs to test how deep a spring is.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about tests, spring, use

A man doesn't escape from bees with a lump of honey in his hand.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man

No matter how wise you are, you cannot trace footsteps in water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water, contentment

Hunger makes the big fish come out of hiding in the great river.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunger, fishing

Do not speak badly of a crocodile when your leg is in the river.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

There are 40 kinds of lunacy, but only one kind of common sense.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about common sense, sense

Success in life largely depends on how you handle your failures.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about success, life, contentment

He who ventures into the bush should close his ears to rattling.

Proverbs and old sayings West African