A fool looks for dung where the cow never browsed.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
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A fool and water will go the way they are diverted.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about water
When a fool is cursed, he thinks he is being praised.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about being
It will be fool's hardy for the ant to chase an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
A fool may chance to put something into a wise man's head.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about chance, heads, man
The tooth is a fool because it smiles to whom it even dislikes.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The mind of a fool is like a broken pot it will hold no wisdom.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about mind, wisdom
Only a fool will use both his legs to test how deep a spring is.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about tests, spring, use
He is a fool who praises the fruit of a tree and forgets its roots.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about games, time
What makes a fool excited now a wise person had heard before and isn't excited.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about people
You can beat a fool half to death but you can't beat the foolishness out of him.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about death, contentment
The fool sucks wisdom, as he porter sups, And cobblers grow fine speakers in their cups.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about wisdom
Only a fool believes that the clouds obscure the splendour of the moon. It has shined behind them for eternity.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about eternity, moon
It is a fool whose own tomatoes are sold to him.
Proverbs and old sayings
The knot tied by a wiseman cannot be undone by a fool.
Proverbs and old sayings
Success ruins a fool.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about success, americans
A fool has few friends.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
An educated fool is dangerous.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Only a fool argues with the cook.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about kitchen, americans
