Proverbs and old sayings about Mother, page 2

368 proverbs and old sayings about mother

You cannot hear a baby cry in the mother's womb.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

Every frog is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

When a mother has twins she must sleep on her back.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

A silly daughter teaches her mother how to bear children.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

Where your mother is born, you can't call anyone a child.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

He whose mother is naked is not likely to clothe his aunt.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

The eggshell cannot be a mother of its resultant offspring.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

A mother cannot give birth to something bigger than herself.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

A baby on its mother's back doesn't know the journey is long.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

A child who is fearless is going to bring tears to his mother's eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

A father voodoos with his son and a mother voodoos with her daughter.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

When a child is asleep a mother's attention is on the child's stomach.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

He who has not traveled widely thinks that his mother is the best cook.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

He who never moves about appreciates only one's mother's cookery skills.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

Even if a baby seems unpleasant to look at, his mother never refuses him.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

When a chick ignores its mother's warning, the eagle grasps it for a meal.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

A child can play with its mother's breasts, but not its father's testicles.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

A child doesn't breast-feed from a stepmother if its mother is still alive.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

Looking at a king's mouth one would never think he sucked his mother's breast.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

A child doesn't belong to the father or mother; a child belongs to the ancestors.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother