Monkey Proverbs

The monkey and gorilla may claim kinship, but the monkey is a monkey and the gorilla is a gorilla. (African Proverb)
When the man is away, the monkey eats his corn and goes into his hut. View proverb
African Zulu Proverb
A person who misses a chance and the monkey who misses its branch -- both cannot be saved. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
Can the monkey know the taste of ginger? View proverb
Hindi Proverb
Copying everybody else all the time, the monkey one day cut his throat. View proverb
African Zulu Proverb
He who gives a monkey as a present doesn't keep hold of its tail. View proverb
Ivorian Proverb
Dress the monkey in silk and it is still a monkey. View proverb
Argentinean Proverb
When the monkey can't reach the ripe banana with his hand, he says it is not sweet. View proverb
Sudanese Proverb
Although a monkey be dressed in silk, she is still a monkey. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
The monkey knows the tree it climbs. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Although the monkey might dress in silk, monkey it still is. (Puerto Rican Proverb)
The monkey never complains that he has no comb. View proverb
Myanmar Proverb
If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is. View proverb
Egyptian Proverb
A monkey is a gazelle in its mother's eyes. View proverb
Egyptian Proverb
An old monkey never forgets how to climb trees. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
The monkey will never wash with the same water twice. View proverb
Netherlands Antillean Proverb
Little by little, one catches the monkey in the jungle. View proverb
Senegalese Proverb
Only a monkey understands a monkey. View proverb
Sierra Leonean Proverb
A stranger does not share the monkey. View proverb
Sudanese Proverb
A monkey in its mother's eye is like a gazelle. View proverb
Yemeni Proverb
A monkey that pilfers from a widow's larder must not be admonished. (Zambian Proverb)
The monkey does not see his own hind backside; he sees his neighbor's. View proverb
Zimbabwe Proverb
By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree. View proverb
Cameroon Proverb
By trying repeatedly, the monkey learns how to jump from the tree. View proverb
Cameroon Proverb
A monkey makes fun of the red behinds of his fellow monkeys. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
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