Proverbs and old sayings West African, page 90

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He who is too sure of himself and acts without thinking is heading for his downfall.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about thinking

One can see it but must not say, when the master of a house passes excreta in a pot.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house

If you choose to make friendship with a pig you must be prepared to live in the mad.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about friendship

A hungry man will thrust his fingers into a snake's hole in search of a grasshopper.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man

The canary that dances along the bush path must have its drummer in the nearby bush.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Worry is like a rocking chair it swings you back and forth and it takes you nowhere.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about worry

The words you say to tell the truth are as important as the decision to be truthful.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about truth, word

When the mother monkey leaves her baby to fall, one must not blame the dried branch.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fall, mother

An old man's mouth produces a bad smell but the words that come out of it are sweet.

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

Those who have not crossed the river yet should not laugh at those who are drowning.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Give me a fish and I will eat today, teach me to fish and I will eat for a lifetime.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing

When a lion cannot find the flesh to feed on, it has no choice but to eat the grass.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

You may as well die fighting the enemy than live exploited and be persecuted by him.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about enemies, death

The worm that exposes itself on the ground is waiting for a lucky bird to devour it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Don't be stupid to replace wisdom with knowledge because you will lose understanding.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge, wisdom

Behind every sweaty face of a cattle rustler is a story of determination and courage.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about determination, courage, face

Having little knowledge is like having your hands tied around your neck like a slave.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge

Being a good friend of a scorpion doesn't mean that you can't be stung by a honeybee.

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

He who is not beaten by the sun or the rain, will eventually be beaten by the hunger.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunger, rain, sun

He who predicts or prophesise isn't the one who causes his predictions to take shape.

Proverbs and old sayings West African