Proverbs and old sayings West African, page 56

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A person's character is like pregnancy it cannot be hidden.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about character, people

He who holds somebody on the ground is holding himself too.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If the moon is with you, you need not care about the stars.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about celebrity, stars, moon, need

The hand assists the foot, but the foot cannot do the same.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Where you won't feast from, you sense it sooner than later.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about feast, common sense, sense

No matter how angry a rat may be it will be eaten by a cat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

When the bush is on fire the chameleon learns to run first.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fire, fire brigade

Even the colours of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about survival, beauty

Whoever has only one garment does not wash it when it rains.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A woman wearing trousers? What has she got hanging in there?

Proverbs and old sayings West African about woman

In a strange land one should always move near one's kinsmen.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Even the mightiest eagle comes down to the treetops to rest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rest

Travel and you will see them, sit and they will come to you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The moon lightens well but leaves certain areas in the dark.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dark, moon

When a rat mocks a cat then you know there is a hole nearby.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how sharp a knife is, it can never cut its handle.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

There is a wise reason why a cock can't sound like a turkey.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about reason

He who pelts another with paddles asks for stones in return.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The heart of man and the bottom of the sea are unfathomable.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heart, man

You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win.

Proverbs and old sayings West African