Proverbs and old sayings, page 177

43574 proverbs and old sayings

Never lose heart because whatever is hot must in the end turn cold.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about end, heart

A drunkard is like a whisky bottle only neck and belly but no head.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heads

A river doesn't run straight because there was nobody to advise it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight, man

If you want to eat a toad, you should look for a fat and juicy one.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Even if you remain an island you must still be friendly to the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

A man who after his dying speech doesn't die, bears the same guilt.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about guilt, death, man

There are three friends in this world: courage, sense, and insight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about courage, common sense, sense, world

The attacks of a wild beast cannot be averted with only bare hands.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The mouth that eats should not talk, for it risks swallowing a fly.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Every fresh banana leaf should eventually become a dry banana leaf.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about salary

He who is close to you knows more about you than he who is far away.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you flog a baboon because it is ugly, you will end up killing it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about end, contentment

Of what good is giving birth when later there regrets of disrespect.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about good, good luck

That which got bent while growing when you straighten it, it breaks.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

No matter how old you may be the future will always be ahead of you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about future, contentment, old, olderness

If you break a coconut on a man's head, he will not enjoy eating it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heads, man, contentment

The bee that carries honey in its mouth carries a sting in its tail.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A horse may take the warrior to the battlefield but can never fight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight

If you have a dog to worship you, you must have a cat to ignore you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment