Proverbs and old sayings West African about Children, page 3

46 proverbs and old sayings west african about children

It takes a breast for a child to know it's mother and it takes a mother for a child to know its father.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children

The antics of a market buffoon provide laughter, but nobody prays that his child becomes the market buffoon.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children

A child who protested when being stripped on the back by its mother, it's humbled by the scorching sun when left to walk.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children

As long as a cock lives, it is said to have belonged to the child of the house; but when it is slaughtered for super, it is then that the real owner emerges.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children

If you knock your head against a wall, then a coconut tree and pillar and your head still remains undamaged my child, go and hide that head of yours; it is a good head.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children

By crawling, a child learns to stand.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children