Proverbs and old sayings, page 173

43574 proverbs and old sayings

The fish that dirties the water will forever swim in dirty water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water, fishing

To handle yourself use your head to handle others use your heart.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about use, heads, heart

The two hardest things in life to handle are success and failure.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about failure, success, life, things

Old men and women in the village are books of history and wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about history, books, wisdom, man, old, olderness

Happy is a man who goes hunting for rats and catches an elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about happiness, man

Hooting all right and sleeping all day, doesn't make an owl wise.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rightness, day

A million of keys will get into a lock but only one will open it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

It's better to know yourself that someone to tell you who you're.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you decide to dress up a lizard you should count for its tail.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Minds are like parachutes; they only function when they are open.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The animal that escapes the hunter's spear is only allowed to go.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters

If a dog bites you, you don't attack it but you attack its owner.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about attack, contentment

One who carries a pot of honey doesn't envy the sugarcane farmer.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about envy

Help me during the flood, and I will help you during the drought.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about help, contentment

A man should not, out of pride and etiquette, swallow his phlegm.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about proudness, man

A snail that doesn't crawl with its shell should be ready to die.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about death

A chameleon can only change its colour but never change its skin.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about change

The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about food

Better stay with the devil you know than an angel you don't know.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about angels, devil, contentment

The hyena chasing two gazelles at the same will go to bed hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings West African