The dog's tail stays crooked even if he is buried for twelve years.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
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The cock goes to town for only four days and returns home a peacock.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about city, day, home
The man who has mounted an elephant will not fear the bark of a dog.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about fear, man
Since love departs at dawn, create, O God, a night that has no morn.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about night, love, god
When we take one step toward to God, he takes seven steps toward us.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about god
If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about contentment
After eating nine hundred rats, the cat is now going on a pilgrimage.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
When a camel is at the foot of a mountain only then judge his height.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about judges
Life is like the flame of a lamp; it needs a little oil now and then.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about life
The spouse of a woman is a man, the spouse of a man is his livelihood.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about woman, man
Be peaceful yet vigilant -- a sheep will bite someone without a stick.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about prudence
Eat fire and your mouth burn; live on credit and your pride will burn.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about proudness, fire, fire brigade
To give jewels to a donkey is as stupid as giving a eunuch to a woman.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about woman
Though the snake be small, it is still wise to hit it with a big stick.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
In my homeland I possess one hundred horses, yet if I go, I go on foot.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about homeland
It's better to pick a fight with your in-laws than with your neighbors.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about fight
The first day a guest, the second day a guest, the third day a calamity.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about day
It is better to be blind than to see things from only one point of view.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about blind, things
A beggar himself, can he afford to have one asking for alms at his door?
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
It's easy to throw something into the river but hard to get it out again.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
