The mouth of an elderly man is without teeth, but never without words of wisdom.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about wisdom, word, man
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You can outrun what is running after you, but not what is running inside of you.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
A scared dog barks to pretend to its master but a brave dog bits to protect him.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
It is only the early risers who succeed in filling their baskets with white ants.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about food, water, contentment
At a hunting expedition you cannot apportion the meat before you kill the animal.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
Those who wear pearls do not know how often the shark bites the leg of the diver.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
People should not talk while they are eating or pepper may go down the wrong way.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad, people
Don't move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about old
The strength of the wolf is in the pack, the strength of the pack is in the wolf.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The strong will always rule, it's only a question of the content of the strength.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about question, rules
Treat your guest as a guest for two days -- then on the third day give him a hoe.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about day
When all the water has gone, only the largest stones will remain on the riverbed.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about water
With much knowledge there is much sorrow, with much wisdom there is much weeping.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge, sadness, wisdom
The person you know during daytime should also be recognisable during night time.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about night, people, time, contentment
Old people's speech is not to be dishonored -- after all, they saw the sun first.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about sun, people, old, olderness
When your neighbour is wrong you point a finger, but when you are wrong you hide.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad, contentment
You shouldn't leave your own fire ablaze to go and put out your neighbour's fire.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fire, fire brigade, contentment
A child doesn't belong to the father or mother; a child belongs to the ancestors.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, ancestors, mother
A man who lives on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about bankers, man
