Proverbs and old sayings West African about Contentment, page 16

456 proverbs and old sayings west african about contentment

You can take a goat to the river, but you can't make it drink the water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Words are like arrows throw them only when you know where they will fall.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

He who visits you personally is better than another who sends a delegate.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you cannot moan in a true cultural manner then it means your laughing.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

You never know a line is zigzag until you put a straight line against it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Be aware of a man with a sweet tongue he can lead you to buying bad meat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Where you've ever left without a quarrel is where you're about to return.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Be careful of what you own because what you own might eventually own you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Train a child the way he should go and make sure you also go the same way.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you see someone riding a bamboo-cane, tell him What a lovely horse!

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you run too fast you bypass a safe place you would have hidden yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you can bear the hissing of a snake, don't complain when you are bitten.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you want to know how the true story goes, wait till the arguments start.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you go to your in-laws you do not come back empty handed but with a cock.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

A bad habit is like fire you can't play with it and expect not to get burnt.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

That you don't give birth too, you let him or her carry a stone on the head.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If someone is walking towards you, you don't need to tell him come here.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

As soon as you question someone's integrity, it is a reflection of your own.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Your feet will take you away from home but your stomach will bring you back.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Knowledge is like a garden, if you don't cultivate it you cannot harvest it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment