Proverbs and old sayings West African, page 97

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Don't wait for an anthill to build up in your mushroom better attack its origin sooner than later.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about origin, attack

The cock that loses its pace time of cockadoodle should be dressed otherwise it will misguide you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about time

The zebra told the white horse, I am white, and told the black horse, I am actually black.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about magic

If you have a poor father that is destiny; if you have a poor father-in-law, that is your mistake.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about destiny, mistake, law

What is put in a basket before going to the market won't be the same thing returned in the basket.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about things

What's all the fuss? said the crane after the eel had slipped away. I never liked fish anyway.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

An egg shouldn't be deceived by the hardness of its shell; it cannot challenge a stone in a fight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight

Don't tell your important secret to your friend because your friend has his other friends as well.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about secret

A chief may have more wives than he can remember but you dare not try to share his wives with him.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how tough the current of a river may be it is the calabash that triumphal over the river.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A parent should not give up modelling their children because the ancestors too never give up on us.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, children

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

When an elephant eats and eats and still cries for more, it is the grass that will get embarrassed.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you haven't done anything evil then you shouldn't be worried about devils knocking on your door.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about haven

The one chased away with a stick comes back and the one chassed away with reason doesn't come back.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about reason

Don't expect to be offered a chair when you are visiting a place where the chief sits on the floor.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

It is better to be kind to our neighbors than to cross the world to offer incense to our ancestors.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, world

A woman is like a bee treat her well and she will make honey, treat her badly and she will go wild.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about woman

A man who touches the bottom of a soup plate with a ball of foofoo is no longer searching for soup.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about searching, man

If you offer to share your seat with a person who has a big bottom your bound to lose it completely.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people