Proverbs and old sayings West African, page 52

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Man invented language to satisfy is deep need to complain.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about language, need, man

Though it is the hand that gives, the man must be thanked.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man

Foolhardiness made the rat try to jump over the fireplace.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Though the leopard is fierce, it does not devour its cubs.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Silence gives rise to peace and with peace comes security.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about peace, security, silence

Send a boy where he wants to go and you see his best pace.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Talking is cheap until you hire a lawyer to do it for you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about talking

You can't lead anyone further than you have gone yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you're very unkind today don't expect favours tomorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Regrets are much like grandchildren; they come much later.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A fool may chance to put something into a wise man's head.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about chance, heads, man

A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A person cutting the path doesn't know that it is crooked.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

He who eats an egg foregoes a future meal of chicken soup.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about future

The visitor who goes away without eating never comes back.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The horns cannot be too heavy for the cow that bears them.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Even drumsticks are heavy on the way home after the dance.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dance, home

The womb is not a boat, it cannot carry as much as a boat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A hunter with one arrow doesn't shoot with a careless aim.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters