Proverbs and old sayings, page 210

43574 proverbs and old sayings

The gun catridge-belt of Akowua has never been known to lack bullets.

Proverbs and old sayings

Only birds of the same clan or species play together on the same tree.

Proverbs and old sayings

Marriage is like a groundnut: you have to crack them to see what is inside.

Proverbs and old sayings about marriage, contentment

When the hen steps on the feet of her chicken, she does not mean to kill them.

Proverbs and old sayings

A child who is to be successful is not to be reared exclusively on a bed of down.

Proverbs and old sayings about children

Although the snake does not fly, it has caught the hornbill, whose home is in the sky.

Proverbs and old sayings about sky, home

If all the seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow the path under the trees.

Proverbs and old sayings about fall

The crocodile does not die under the water so that we can call the monkey to celebrate its funeral.

Proverbs and old sayings about death, water

The family is like the forest: if you are outside, it is dense; if you are inside, you see that each tree has its own position.

Proverbs and old sayings about family, contentment

When you go to a town and you see the chief of the town is in handcuffs, you do not ask whether everything is alright in that town.

Proverbs and old sayings about city, contentment

If you do not have sandals, find some, if you do not have gun powder, find some for a score to settle with you on the battle grounds.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

The wolf loves the fog.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

Hard heads suffer much.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about heads, suffering

Idleness rusts the mind.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about mind

The stomach has no windows.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

A dry bone is never licked.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

She fries in her own grease.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

The cat is a lion to the mouse.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

You cannot hunt with a tied dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about contentment

You cannot turn blood into water.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about blood, water, contentment