Proverbs and old sayings, page 429

43574 proverbs and old sayings

An elephant will reach to the roof of the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about home, house

The elephant will reach to the roof of the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about home, house

Lying will get you a wife, but it won't keep her.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about lie, wife

Better a mistake at the beginning than at the end.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about mistake, beginning, end

However swift a man, he will not outstrip his shadow.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about shadow, man

If everyone is going to dance, who, then, would watch?

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about dance

A cherry year, a merry year; a plum year, a dumb year.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian

When the poor man sets a trap only his dog gets caught.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about man

The darkness of night cannot stop the light of morning.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about light, night

The folly of a man is not broadcast like that of a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about woman, man

No matter how fast a man is, he cannot outrun his shadow.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about shadow, fasting, man

Every smart man is an ignoramus who abuses his ignorance.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about intelligence, ignorance, man

If the fight is tomorrow, why then clench your fist today?

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about fight

It is the pot that boils but the dish that gets the credit.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian

You cannot produce one human being without uniting two bodies.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about human imperfections, being

By trying repeatedly, the monkey learns how to jump from the tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian

A bird that allows itself to be caught will find a way of escaping.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian

If the fight is tomorrow, then why should you clench your fist today?

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about fight

It is better to be the victim of injustice than to be unjust yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about injustice, victims

If the panther knew how much he is feared, he would do much more harm.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian