Two rams cannot drink from the same bucket at the same time; they will lock horns.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about drinking, time
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An invasion of an army can be resisted but an invasion of ideas can't be resisted.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about army
Every old man was once a young man but not every young man will become an old man.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about man, old, olderness
Anyone can be polite to a king, but it takes a gentleman to be polite to a beggar.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
If a dog bites you once it's his fault, but if it bites you again it's your fault.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
The words of the elders do not lock all the doors, they leave the right door open.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about rightness, word
By the time you tell a secret to a mad person then a normal person you cannot see.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about people, secret, time, contentment
Life is like a boat you move on when you paddle and stay in the same place if not.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about life, contentment
You cannot dance without music though you can sing instrumentally without dancing.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about music, dance, contentment
What the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
When a four-year child is still crawling instead of walking it is time to cry out.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, time
Those who get their kola nut cracked by the spirit should not forget to be humble.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about spirit
A friend is one who knows every thing about you and still wants to be your friend.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about things, contentment
No matter how far you are from your house, you will keep going until you get home.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house, contentment
A man accused of stealing a goat should not entertain his visitors with goats meat.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves, man
If the throat can grant passage to a knife, the anus should wonder how to expel it.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about miracle
He who asks for the meaning of a proverb has called her/his mother's dowry a waste.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about waste, mother
If you wait for the roasted liver to cool it will get cold in someone else's mouth.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
Don't seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt you may he break his neck.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about man, contentment
When bad luck chooses you as a companion, even a ripe banana can remove your teeth.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad luck, good luck, bad, contentment
