A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about character, clothes, face
Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about water
Woe to the high spirited bride whose mother-in-law is still alive.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about law, mother
The portion that a man keeps for himself is usually not the smallest.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about man
No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about fishing, water, contentment
The nuts from a palm tree don't fall without dragging a few leaves with it.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about fall
Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about water
One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese
The mother-in-law shows you her thighs without shame, you are the embarrassed one.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about shame, law, mother, contentment
Those who inherit fortunes are frequently more of a problem than those who made them.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese
A priest sees people at their best, a lawyer at their worst, but a doctor sees them as they really are.Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about people