Proverbs and old sayings West African, page 43

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The person you put on your back is one who bites you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

When you're undressed then you're ready for anything.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Any weapon is dangerous even to a person handling it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

Who takes a hut, also takes the rats and cockroaches.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

You cannot amputate your genitals for being impotent.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about being

What reveals a man is his behavior in time of hunger.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunger, time, man

In the birds' court, a cockroach never wins his case.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you live by the river you can hear the crab cough.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you want to blame the fox, then blame the hen too.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A cat keeps its crawls inside until it meets a mouse.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The river does not move straight because it is alone.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

War is a bad chisel with which to curve out tomorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about war, bad luck, bad

When a fool is cursed, he thinks he is being praised.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about being

On the day a monkey dies, all the trees are slippery.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about day

Cutting the ears of a mule will not make him a horse.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about love

An elephant never gets tired of supporting its tusks.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

You cannot hide your nakedness from your bath bucket.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A man who hides a thorn in his foot earns a swelling.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man