Proverbs and old sayings West African, page 53

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One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wisdom

You cannot climb a bid of success with your hands tied up.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

You have to heal the wound before it ignores the medicine.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about medicine

Even if thin, the elephant remains the king of the forest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

It takes a season for a snake to change into its new skin.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about season, change

The wealth of the greedy ultimately goes to the community.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wealth

If you don't scale the mountain, you can't view the plain.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A day you believe is not bad, is the one that becomes bad.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad luck, faith, bad, day

When the big drum is sounded the small drums keep silence.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about silence

The cheapest way to improve your looks is to wear a smile.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about smile

A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

An open mind only hurts those who fear their own mistakes.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mind, fear

You can see the fowl's innerness when the wind is blowing.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

He whose mother is naked is not likely to clothe his aunt.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

The fruits of a tree on the roadside are never eaten ripe.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Those who move are the ones who see the lion's footprints.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Wherever something stands, another thing stands beside it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about things

Money is like the waters of a sailing river it flows away.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about money

A woman is never old when it comes to the dance she knows.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dance, woman, old, olderness

If the rabbit is your enemy, admit that he can sprint fast.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fasting, enemies