Proverbs and old sayings West African, page 72

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A hungry calf cannot frisk happily over another with a full stomach.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

It's better to eat pepper and be happy than to eat honey and be sad.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about happiness

If you dance with the devil you can't change him but he will change.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about change, dance, devil

When a bee stings a man, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about destruction, man

Anyone suffering from a running stomach is never afraid of the dark.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about suffering, dark

When your opponents are you're friends there must be problems ahead.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about problems

He who lends out his door should be ready for the cold blowing wind.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The smaller the lizard the greater the hope of becoming a crocodile.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hope

One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about food

A man should live to prove himself worth of his own flesh and blood.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about blood, man

An old man may miss his target with a stone but never with his word.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, man, old, olderness

If you want to fight fire, you don't wear a skirt made of dry grass.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight, fire, fire brigade

He who gets annoyed of darkness ends up knocking himself everywhere.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about end

The danger that threatens the hunting dog, threatens the hunter too.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters, danger

Never travel with a friend who disserts you at the notice of danger.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about danger

He who chews two bones at the same time will surely bite his tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about time

The time to slap a king is the time when a fly touches on his cheek.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about time

Those who judge before they know the facts will learn to shed tears.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about tears, judges

When the river dries up, we will all see where the crocodile sleeps.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A woman is like a banana; one alone can turn the whole bunch rotten.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about woman