Man is like palm-wine: when young, sweet but without strength; in old age, strong but harsh.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about olderness, age, wine, man, old
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The sun shines on those who are standing before it shines on the people kneeling under them.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about sun, people
The very fact that we are looking for something usually stands in the way of our finding it.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about woman
When a blind man tells you he is going to throw a stone, know that his foot is on the stone.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about blind, man, contentment
You should know what's being cooked in the kitchen otherwise you might eat a forbidden food.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about kitchen, food, being, contentment
Those who never protect the values of their ancestors their soul will never rest peacefully.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, soul, rest
You cannot stop birds from flying over your head, but you can stop them nesting in your hair.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about heads, contentment
People think that the poor are not as wise as the rich, for if a man be wise, why is he poor?
Proverbs and old sayings West African about wealth, people, man
A man gets to the land of spirits when he passes seven rivers, seven forests and seven hills.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about man
The strongest person among men is not he who fights everyone but is he who controls is anger.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about anger, people, man
Shall we kill a snake and carry it in our hand when we have a bag for putting long things in?
Proverbs and old sayings West African about things
The smoke caused by meat which is roasted does not cause pain in the eyes of a hungry person.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about smoke, pain, eyes, people
A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, but the cut of the tongue does not.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about word
It is not the things in the soup that I am afraid of but perhaps the person I am eating with.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about people, things
No matter how big a child is, he cannot deny that he was once carried on the back of a woman.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, woman
It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about being
No matter how long and winding the road might be, it will always lead you to your destination.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
All plants are our brothers and sisters and they talk to us and if we listen we can hear them.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The great tree chooses where to grow and we find it there, so it is with the greatness in men.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about greatness, man
