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A wayward woman is like the weaver bird. She uses her perch on one tree to scout other trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about woman

War is to a man what bed is to a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about war, woman, man

A man without a woman is only half a man.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about woman, man

The word of a woman is a bundle of water.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about word, woman, water

A house without a woman is the devil's own lodging.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about devil, home, house, woman

Happy is the woman whose husband does not speak to her.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about husband, happiness, woman

There are three uncertainties: woman, wind, and wealth.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about wealth, woman

A beautiful woman belongs to everyone; an ugly one is yours alone.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about woman

The spouse of a woman is a man, the spouse of a man is his livelihood.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about woman, man

When a woman laughs an experienced man will know how much it will cost him.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about woman, man

A woman can beat the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about devil, woman

One woman understands another.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman

It's difficult to trust a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman

Everything dear is a woman's fancy.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman

The secret of an old woman scolding.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about secret, woman, old, olderness

Man to the hills, woman to the shore.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman, man

Only a fool would prefer food to a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about food, woman

A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman, man

An excuse is nearer to a woman than her apron.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman

There is nothing sharper than a woman's tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman, nothing