The hen knows that dawn has arrived but it leaves the duty of crowing to the cock.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about duty
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He who is wise endeavours to learn how to understand the truth not less than that.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about truth
He who doesn't know where he is going doesn't know whether or when he will arrive.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
As the dog said, 'If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is playing. '
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fall
Two rams cannot drink from the same bucket at the same time; they will lock horns.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about drinking, time
An invasion of an army can be resisted but an invasion of ideas can't be resisted.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about army
Every old man was once a young man but not every young man will become an old man.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about man, old, olderness
Anyone can be polite to a king, but it takes a gentleman to be polite to a beggar.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
If a dog bites you once it's his fault, but if it bites you again it's your fault.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The words of the elders do not lock all the doors, they leave the right door open.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about rightness, word
By the time you tell a secret to a mad person then a normal person you cannot see.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about people, secret, time
Life is like a boat you move on when you paddle and stay in the same place if not.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about life
You cannot dance without music though you can sing instrumentally without dancing.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about music, dance
What the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
When a four-year child is still crawling instead of walking it is time to cry out.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, time
Those who get their kola nut cracked by the spirit should not forget to be humble.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about spirit
A friend is one who knows every thing about you and still wants to be your friend.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about things
No matter how far you are from your house, you will keep going until you get home.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house
A man accused of stealing a goat should not entertain his visitors with goats meat.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves, man
If the throat can grant passage to a knife, the anus should wonder how to expel it.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about miracle
