A man who shoots his arrows as he makes them does not realize when he has shot a whole sheaf.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about man
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When a drunk meets a mad man, he learns the difference between being merely drunk and truly mad.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about being, man
If a young man is not prudent in seeking what killed his father, what killed his father may also kill him.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about prudence, man
When a very short man causes the market to break up in a big fight, bystanders ask him to stand up so that they can see how short he really is.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about fight, stores, man
A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.
Proverbs and old sayings about americans, man
First God, then the white man.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about god, man
War is to a man what bed is to a woman.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about war, woman, man
Every man is the guardian of his own honor.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man
A man laughs at others and weeps for himself.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man
A man without money is like a bow without arrows.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about money, man
The poor looks for food and the rich man for appetite.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about food, wealth, man
One man's house burns so that another may warm himself.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about home, house, man
What does the blind man know of the beauty of the tulip?
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about beauty, blind, man
There is a great uproar made about the debt of a poor man.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man
One man's beard is burning, and another warms his hands by it.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man
Your own wealth is flowers and wine; the other man's is but weeds.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about flowers, wealth, wine, man
The man who has mounted an elephant will not fear the bark of a dog.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about fear, man
When a woman laughs an experienced man will know how much it will cost him.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about woman, man
A blind man sat behind a pile of stones and thought that nobody could see him.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about thinking, blind, man
If a man from humble beginnings gets rich, he will carry his umbrella at midnight.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about wealth, man
