Proverbs and old sayings West African about Contentment, page 19

456 proverbs and old sayings west african about contentment

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 about contentment

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 contentment

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 contentment

You cannot dance without music though you can sing instrumentally without dancing.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

A friend is one who knows every thing about you and still wants to be your friend.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

No matter how far you are from your house, you will keep going until you get home.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you wait for the roasted liver to cool it will get cold in someone else's mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Don't seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt you may he break his neck.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

When bad luck chooses you as a companion, even a ripe banana can remove your teeth.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you don't know the path to the spring or swamp, follow the trail of broken pots.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you don't mend up a small crack on the wall you end up building the entire wall.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you are threatened by a man, sleep at night, if it is by a woman then stay awake.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

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 contentment

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

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

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

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

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

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

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

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

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 contentment

If you've never been to a pit latrine, you will never know that cockroach is a chief.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment