Proverbs and old sayings West African, page 87

2046 proverbs and old sayings west african

The strength of the wolf is in the pack, the strength of the pack is in the wolf.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The strong will always rule, it's only a question of the content of the strength.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about question, rules

Treat your guest as a guest for two days -- then on the third day give him a hoe.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about day

When all the water has gone, only the largest stones will remain on the riverbed.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

With much knowledge there is much sorrow, with much wisdom there is much weeping.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge, sadness, wisdom

The person you know during daytime should also be recognisable during night time.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about night, people, time

Old people's speech is not to be dishonored -- after all, they saw the sun first.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sun, people, old, olderness

When your neighbour is wrong you point a finger, but when you are wrong you hide.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad

You shouldn't leave your own fire ablaze to go and put out your neighbour's fire.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fire, fire brigade

A child doesn't belong to the father or mother; a child belongs to the ancestors.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, ancestors, mother

A man who lives on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about bankers, man

A man who lives on the banks of the river should not wash his hands with spittle.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about bankers, man

I pointed out the stars and moon to you, but all you saw was the tip of my finger.

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

Whether the knife falls on the melon or the melon on the knife, the melon suffers.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The earth is a beehive; we all enter by the same door but live in different cells.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about earth

No matter how tall a camel is, it will never get taller than the hair on its back.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how tall a tree might grow it will always shed its leaves on the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you hate your ancestors then assume your dead than you will love the hereafter.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, hate, love

Let us be glad to those who make us happy for their gods who make our souls happy.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about happiness

The raised hand cares not for its own recognition, but for that of the body below.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about body