Proverbs and old sayings, page 189

43575 proverbs and old sayings

Life is like riding a bicycle; you don't fall off unless you stop pedalling.

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

Even if you rease your clothes in very hot water you still need to dry them.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about clothes, need, water, contentment

A king is like a lake, you can't dispense him, otherwise, you risk drowning.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about risk, contentment

A false friend is like a shadow their only with you when the sun is shining.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about shadow, sun, contentment

The opinion of the intelligent is better than the certainty of the ignorant.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about opinion

The sparrow says: I have not eaten... so the parrot will not eat either.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Be careful when you are sharing a calabash of porridge with a toothless man.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man, contentment

If you point one accusing finger at others, three fingers will point at you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about advice, heads

No matter how painful the loss, the bereaved won't be buried with the corpse.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A gentle politician doesn't promise to build bridges where there is no water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about promise, water

A leopard is chasing us, and you are asking me, Is it a male or a female?

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

The noise produced by frogs in the well can't stop an elephant from drinking.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about drinking

A girl's patience can only be recognised by how long she keeps her virginity.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about patience

Villages that posses culture will never perish even though they may be small.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about culture

Why they like an ugly person it takes long for a beautiful person to know it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

Get hold of the little you have as you struggle for more quantity or quality.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight, quality, contentment

He who sacks his wife because she eats a lot will end up marrying a cannibal.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wife, end

When your house is on fire you don't choose who to help you put out the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fire, fire brigade, help, home, house, contentment

When a cat wants to eat its own kitten it accuses them of smelling like rats.

Proverbs and old sayings West African