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Silence is also speech.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about silence

Fear is no obstacle to death.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about obstacles, fear, death

A tattler is war than a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about war, thieves

By crawling, a child learns to stand.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children

A talkative bird will not build a nest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Sorrow doesn't kill -- reckless joy does.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about joy, sadness

When the music changes, so does the dance.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about music, dance

Earth is but a marketplace; heaven is home.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about earth, home

At the bottom of patience one finds heaven.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about patience

The teeth that laugh are also those that bite.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Speak softly and always carry a big stick; you will go far.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

No one is without knowledge except him who asks no questions.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge

A hare is like an ass in the length of its ears, yet it is not its son.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The jay bird don't rob his own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings

Loving someone that does not love you is like loving the rain that falls in the forest.

Proverbs and old sayings about rain, love, contentment

The cat--moon eats the gray mice of night.

Proverbs and old sayings about moon, night

Allah does not destroy the men whom one hates.

Proverbs and old sayings Wolof about destruction, man

To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better.

Proverbs and old sayings Wolof about bad luck, love, bad, contentment

The house-roof fights with the rain, but he who is sheltered ignores it.

Proverbs and old sayings Wolof about rain, home, house