When a hen is brooding, another hen cannot sit on her eggs.
Proverbs and old sayings
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If Nakedness promises you a piece of cloth, ask him his name.
Proverbs and old sayings about name, contentment
They have taken the cow by the horns in order to milk it better.
Proverbs and old sayings about order
It is sad when the elephant dies, but the whole tribe can feed on it.
Proverbs and old sayings
No one likes to eat crumbs from a feast; everyone likes to sit at the table.
Proverbs and old sayings about feast
Even if a log lies in the water for a long time, it does not become a crocodile.
Proverbs and old sayings about time, water
If a dog bites you and you don't bite him back, it will say that you have no teeth.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
When the monkey can't reach the ripe banana with his hand, he says it is not sweet.
Proverbs and old sayings
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fatted ox where there is hatred.
Proverbs and old sayings about love
We desire to bequest two things to our children--the first one is roots; the other one is wings.
Proverbs and old sayings about children, things
Someone who is pointing his finger to another person is not always aware that the four remaining fingers are pointing in his direction.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
If you do something wrong to me, I forgive you. But I know that someday God will make you hit the son of a chief on the head. Then the chief will punish you.
Proverbs and old sayings about bad, heads, contentment, god
Salt comes from north, gold from south and silver from the land of Whites, but the Word of God, the famous things, histories and fairy tales, we only find them in Timbuktu.
Proverbs and old sayings about fairy tales, word, things, god
The bush fowl saw the chicken being carved up and laughed. The chicken told the bush fowl to stop laughing. For the same hands now carving up the chicken would be used to carve up the bush fowl.
Proverbs and old sayings about being
I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.
Proverbs and old sayings Sufi about god
There wouldn't be such a thing as counterfeit gold if there were no real gold somewhere.
Proverbs and old sayings Sufi about real estate, things
In anger there is no intelligence.
Proverbs and old sayings about intelligence, anger
The son of a zebra also has stripes.
Proverbs and old sayings
Little by little the mouse finishes the hide.
Proverbs and old sayings
For a rash to heal, you must stop scratching it.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
