The fish starts to rot from the head.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing, heads
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If water were enough, fish would not take bait.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing, water
You cannot think you could teach a fish to swim.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing, contentment
You don't punish a fish by throwing it in water.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing, water, contentment
In the great river there are large and small fish.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing
It s the discontented fish that envies the solely bird.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing
If a cat wants to look after your fish don't believe him.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about faith, fishing
Living near a lake doesn't mean you eat fish whenever you need.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about need, fishing, contentment
Hunger makes the big fish come out of hiding in the great river.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunger, fishing
For the fisherman, the fun is over when the fish are in the net.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing
No matter how huge a hook may be it cannot catch fish in a river.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about trap, fishing
The fish that dirties the water will forever swim in dirty water.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about water, fishing
A fish will not live out of water but will prefer air to hot water.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about air, water, fishing
It is hard even for the most selfish man to eat fish in the darkness.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing, man
Being a swimmer and spending time in the water does not make you a fish.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about being, fishing, time, water, contentment
Where God boils his yam that is exactly where the devil roasts his fish.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing, devil, god
A fish and bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fall, fishing, home, love
No matter how long a stick may stay in a river, it will never change into fish.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about change, fishing
Give me a fish and I will eat today, teach me to fish and I will eat for a lifetime.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing
Any dead fish can flow down the river but it takes a live one to swim back up stream.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fishing
