Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan, page 3

68 proverbs and old sayings ugandan

A dog with a bone in his mouth cannot bite you.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

The peacemaker dies, while the fighters survive.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

You must judge a woman by the taste of her soup.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about judges, woman

If you have decided to eat a dog, eat a fat one.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

When two elephants fight the grass gets trampled.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about fight

A sheep does not lament the death of a goat's kid.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about death

The lucky eagle kills a mouse that has eaten salt.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

The path to your heart's desire is never overgrown.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about heart

The man with one wife is the boss of all bachelors.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about bachelors, heads, wife, man

What is inside a package is known only to its owner.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

Familiarity is like the sea that kills the fisherman.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

You can burn down a house, but can you hide the smoke?

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about smoke, home, house

Only take away the wife of a strong man when he is out.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about wife, man

She who keeps losing children doesn't invent names anymore.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about children

'My mother is indeed the best baby carrier, ' says the baby.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about mother

Ask help from the spirits after having used all your strength.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about help

Men will love each other as long as one is richer than the other.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about man, love

The bird that pecks at a rock trusts in the strength of its beak.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about rocks

The best part of happiness lies is in the secret heart of a lover.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about happiness, secret, heart

It is better to be married to an old lady than to remain unmarried.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about old, olderness