Proverbs and old sayings West African, page 68

2046 proverbs and old sayings west african

That which is exceptionally good is a forerunner of something bad.

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

Students are the only consumers who do not want what they pay for.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about students

Though the sky belongs to the bird it can't fly when it's raining.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sky

A man is called a drunkard when he misbehaves, not when he drinks.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man

Even a horn can be stopped from fighting and made to sing forever.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

He who judges others and never allows to be judged looses friends.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about judges

If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about eyes

To be able to love other people you must be able to love yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about love, people

Never mock a fowl with raffled feathers it might have won a fight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight

Tears will not stop flowing for someone who is crying for himself.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about tears

The restless grasshopper only finds rest in the gizzard of a bird.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rest

When two ageing good friends fight, it's because of an old grouch.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight, good, good luck, old, olderness

If you know his father and grandfather, don't worry about his son.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about worry

The word yes brings trouble; the word no leads to no evil.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, problems

Don't give a dog a bad name in order to have an excuse to burn it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about order, name, bad luck, bad

When problems come they carry along with them all their relatives.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about problems

A river doesn't flow through the forest without felling the trees.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you want to catch a black goat you make haste before it's dark.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dark, magic

The mouth does not eat if the feet do not walk and the hands work.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about work

The light of a thousand stars doesn't equal the light of the moon.

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