Proverbs and old sayings, page 202

43574 proverbs and old sayings

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

A hunter who is never satisfied with is gain will one day be forced to carry home an elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters, home, day

Knowledge is better than wealth, you have to look after wealth, but knowledge looks after you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge, wealth, contentment

A person's cleverness is not shown by how many words he utters at once but how he utters them.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, people

The palm-wine we drink, some people can drink it and remain wise; others lose all their senses.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about drinking, wine, people

It is in the house of a coward that people gather and point to the tomb of yesterday's warrior.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house, people

A fly that dances carelessly in front of a spider's web, risks the wrath of the spider's teeth.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

When there is a misunderstanding between the left leg and right leg the entire body falls down.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about body, rightness

If you think you're too small to be noticed go and sleep in a room which is full of mosquitoes.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sleep, contentment

Get what to lend out and at the same time how to demand it back, for payment might be a tussle.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about time

The forest not only hides man's enemies but its full of man's medicine, healing power and food.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about medicine, enemies, power, food, man

If a man rides on the back of a tiger, he should never be surprised if he ends up in its tummy.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about end, man

The lion may be king of the jungle but he knows, he shouldn't stand in the way of the elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

He who starts his work early enough is neither hit by the severe sun heat nor the burning sand.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sun, work

A man and a goat can be friends but it would be foolishness for the goat to pay the first visit.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man