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A guard dog cannot watch two homes at once.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

I don't sow ground nuts when the monkey is watching.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Move like a chameleon, look in front, and watch behind.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

You can't spread a net to catch a bird that is watching you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about trap, contentment

It is not by watching a newly wed wife that she is going to become pregnant.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wife

If you don't believe in cooperation, watch what happens to a wagon when one wheel comes off.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about faith, americans, contentment

More watchful than a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings

If your neighbor visits Mecca once, watch out for him. If he makes a second visit, you had better avoid him. After the third visit you had better move to another street.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

You don't satisfy your hunger by watching others work.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about hunger, work, contentment

Eyes watch but cannot take.

Proverbs and old sayings about eyes

Better to be watched by a wild animal than a nosey man.

Proverbs and old sayings Berber about man

If everyone is going to dance, who, then, would watch?

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about dance

Get the coffin ready and watch the man mend.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Sit atop the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fight

It takes little effort to watch a man carry a load.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

A watched flower never blooms, while a carelessly planted willow grows into shade.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about garden

A man of high principles is someone who can watch a chess game without passing comment.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about games, man

A person of high principles is one who can watch an entire chess game without making a comment.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about games, people

The watched chicken never lays.

Proverbs and old sayings Congolese

If you think you've reached the top, watch out, you can fall just as quickly.

Proverbs and old sayings about fall, contentment