African Proverbs - page 17

A person who has not secured a place on the floor should not begin to look for a mat. (African Proverb)
A person who is not disciplined cannot be cautioned. View proverb
African Proverb
A person who is stung by a bee fears a big housefly. View proverb
African Proverb
A person who sells eggs doesn't start a fight in the market. View proverb
African Proverb
A person who wants to see is people progress must first set to look into their tradition. View proverb
African Proverb
A person's character is like pregnancy it cannot be hidden. View proverb
African Proverb
A person's cleverness is not shown by how many words he utters at once but how he utters them. View proverb
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When problems visit a man it arrives with its own bed and table. View proverb
African Proverb
When riding on top of an elephant do not assume there is no dew in the thicket. View proverb
African Proverb
When spider webs unite, they tie up a lion. View proverb
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When the bells are in water they can't make any sound. (African Proverb)
When the big drum is sounded the small drums keep silence. View proverb
African Proverb
When the big tree falls, the goat eats its leaves. View proverb
African Proverb
When the drummers change their beats the dancers must also change their Steps. View proverb
African Proverb
When the hunter returns and is holding mushrooms, don't ask him about how his hunt went. View proverb
African Proverb
A poor person has no struggles. View proverb
African Proverb
A pregnant woman cannot claim to be a virgin. View proverb
African Proverb
A raindrop does not spare the head of the notable. View proverb
African Proverb
A rat stinks, but it has its own home. View proverb
African Proverb
A rat with many offspring always sleeps with his door open. View proverb
African Proverb
A regular fighter who discords peace is bound to be fought by his own anger. (African Proverb)
A restless grasshopper eventually ends up in a birds teeth. View proverb
African Proverb
A river doesn't flow through the forest without felling the trees. View proverb
African Proverb
A river that forgets its source will soon dry out. View proverb
African Proverb
When an abomination has become of age it becomes a tradition. View proverb
African Proverb