African Proverbs - page 32

Only a well-taught groom deserves a bride. (African Proverb)
Only the person who wears the shoe feels it when it pitches. View proverb
African Proverb
Optimism is a mania for saying all is well when one is in hell. View proverb
African Proverb
If you ignore your own relatives you will serve the outsiders. View proverb
African Proverb
If you kill time, you'll bury opportunities. View proverb
African Proverb
If you knock your head against a wall, then a coconut tree and pillar and your head still remains undamaged my child, go and hide that head of yours; it is a good head. View proverb
African Proverb
If you know his father and grandfather, don't worry about his son. View proverb
African Proverb
If you lie the ancestors will punish you. View proverb
African Proverb
If you live by the river you can hear the crab cough. View proverb
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If you live in a glasshouse you should not throw stones. View proverb
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One is born, one dies; the land increases. (African Proverb)
One only realises the importance of a well when the water dries up. View proverb
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One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom. View proverb
African Proverb
If you point one accusing finger at others, three fingers will point at you. View proverb
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If you run too fast you bypass a safe place you would have hidden yourself. View proverb
African Proverb
If you see your brother being scalped, put water on your hair. View proverb
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If you stoop to see your neighbour's anus, then your own anus is wide open for others to see, even more easily and clearly. View proverb
African Proverb
If you wait be prepared to be stung by the bees. View proverb
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No problem is settled until it is settled right. View proverb
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Noise and hunting don't go together. View proverb
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Nothing on earth is greedier than the eye. (African Proverb)
Nothing wipes your tears away but your own hand. View proverb
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Oh hyena, don't give me excuse to eat me. View proverb
African Proverb
Once bitten by a snake you feel suspicious even when you see a piece of rope. View proverb
African Proverb
If you want to blame the fox, then blame the hen too. View proverb
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