African Proverbs - page 43

The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied. (African Proverb)
Thunder cannot make a deaf person hear. View proverb
African Proverb
The words of the wise become sweet the day after. View proverb
African Proverb
The one who wrestles with a big man will soon wear himself out. View proverb
African Proverb
To remove a fly from a friend's forehead never use a hatchet. View proverb
African Proverb
Those who get on the same pirogue, have the same aspirations. View proverb
African Proverb
The sweet flying ants will never be birds. View proverb
African Proverb
The queen ant feeds on its own ants. View proverb
African Proverb
The greatest crime in a desert is to find water and keep silent about it. View proverb
African Proverb
Truth is the first victim of war. View proverb
African Proverb
No matter how short a man is, he will always see the sky. (African Proverb)
No matter how long a stick may stay in a river, it will never change into fish. View proverb
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Negotiate with your enemy whilst you are a strong and formidable force, and he will always fear and respect you, but negotiate at the brink of defeat, and he will trample you down. View proverb
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Many hens may be in love with one cock, but none will be jealous of the other. View proverb
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Kings beget kings. View proverb
African Proverb
It's not the monkey on top that make a tree fall but it's the work and effort of numerous small insects and ants. View proverb
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It is in the eyes of a lazy man that maize will ripen. View proverb
African Proverb
If you wait you may never start. View proverb
African Proverb
If you flog a baboon because it is ugly, you will end up killing it. View proverb
African Proverb
If you cry and receive someone to help you cry more then you cry more. View proverb
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He who wants authority should never be a visitor. (African Proverb)
A centipede is not crippled by the loss of one limb. View proverb
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A cat in its castle has a lion's teeth. View proverb
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A bad wound deserves strong medicine. View proverb
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A butterfly thinks itself a bird because it can fly. View proverb
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