Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

179 proverbs and old sayings ethiopian

A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about home, woman

The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about smoke

Advise and counsel him; if he does not listen, let adversity teach him.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about moral

What one hopes for is always better than what one has.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

A close friend can become a close enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about enemies

When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

Where error gets to, correction cannot reach.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about error

You don't need a light to see someone you know intimately at night.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about light, night, need

If a blind man says he will throw a stone at you, he probably has his foot on one.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about blind, man

One who loves you, warns you.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

Evil enters like a splinter and spreads like an oak tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

Coffee and love taste best when hot.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about love

One scoops with a scoop.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

A too modest man goes hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about man

One who runs alone cannot be outrun.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

If the heart is sad, tears will flow.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about tears, heart

A fool will pair an ox with an elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

Unless you call out, who will open the door?

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian