When the head of a snake is cut off, the rest of his body is an ordinary rope.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about body, rest, heads
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Listening is the most difficult skill to learn and the most important to have.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
If you cry because you miss the sun, your tears will not let you see the moon.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about tears, moon, sun, contentment
He who says we shall hear what happened never responds to any alarm of agency.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
Dry thunder that tears the sky doesn't make you forget the storm of yesterday.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about tears, sky, contentment
The house rat who goes swimming with his friend the lizard will die from cold.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about death, home, house
The hunter who is tracking an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters
You will never know the importance of the buttocks, until they develop a boil.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
It is odd for a dog to look unconcerned when a sheep is barking at a stranger.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
Many hens may be in love with one cock, but none will be jealous of the other.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about love
If a soldier doesn't have ambitions to become a general is not a good soldier.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about good, good luck
Until the rotten tooth is pulled out cautiously, the mouth will not have rest.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about rest
A good man never stays in the grave forever, he always has chance to come back.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about chance, good, good luck, man
No matter how long a stick may stay in a river, it will never change into fish.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about change, fishing
If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about intelligence, contentment
If the sun said it had power over the moon then let it come and shine at night.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about power, moon, sun, night
No matter how many house chores you complete, there are always more to be done.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house, contentment
You cannot stop planting cereals just because birds are going to feast on them.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about feast, contentment
The brave man is not he who doesn't feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fear, man
Don't question a blind man for buying a mirror, it must serve him some purpose.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about purpose, question, blind, man
