I don't sow ground nuts when the monkey is watching.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
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Knowledge without wisdom is like water without sand.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge, wisdom, water
It's evil to give meat to those who do not eat meat.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The way a cat walks is not the way it catches a rat.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
If you don't inquire, you're bound to make mistakes.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
If you want to eat a monkey, don't look in its eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about eyes, contentment
The cultivator is alone, but those who eat are many.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
Slashing isn't digging nor is digging called sowing.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
If it hurts to spend your money, you will go hungry.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about money, contentment
What the gods keep for the poor, no man can destroy.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about destruction, gods, man
Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about face
If it's a big man that is hurting you, smile at him.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about smile, man, contentment
Sometimes the face can tell what the lips can't say.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about face
A tree cannot stand on the ground without its roots.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The chicken is never declared in the court of hawks.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The drum is the favourite instrument of the spirits.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
What we do with pity another would call it strength.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
You may choose your friends but not your neighbours.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
A child who eats too much shouldn't blame is buttock.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about children
If you put a bone in the dog's mouth it doesn't bark.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
