Proverbs and old sayings, page 193

43575 proverbs and old sayings

If you want to clean the land secretly, the noise of the axe will give you away.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Life is like a mirror if you fawn it, it fawns back and if you smile, it smiles.

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

Even if you close your eyes while looking in the mirror the image remains yours.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about eyes, contentment

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

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