When the shadow of a tree is bent, straighten the tree, not the shadow.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about shadow
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A spider's cobweb isn't only its sleeping spring but also its food trap.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about spring, food
A lazy chick that exposes itself will be a delicious meal for the eagle.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
Being a swimmer and spending time in the water does not make you a fish.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about being, time, water
The worst you can do to truth is to cloth it in lies, you can't undo it.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about truth
It is the absence of a cat that allowed the rat to climb onto the table.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
He who never moves about appreciates only one's mother's cookery skills.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother
He who talks to you while travelling at night is thanked in the morning.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about night
When a slippery ground lies ahead do not laugh at those who have fallen.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
If you can't hold children in your arms, please hold them in your heart.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, heart
When there is a big tree, small ones climb on its back to reach the sun.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about sun
When you see a turtle on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about help
He who asks you to converse ends up telling others that you're shouting.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about conversation, end
Teaching a monkey to eat with a fork and knife will never make it a man.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about teaching, man
The eye cannot bear loads yet it can tell heavy objects from light ones.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about objects, light
If you cure a monkey of its tooth ache its your maize farm that suffers.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
To love that one who never loves you is like rain falling in the forest.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about rain, love
A husband may be the head of a home but the wife is the heart of a home.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, husband, wife, heads, heart
Without human companions, paradise itself would be an undesirable place.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about paradise, human imperfections
You cannot blindfold a man and expect him to ferry you across the river.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about man
