African Congo Proverbs - page 3

He who doesn't like chattering women must stay a bachelor. (African Congo Proverb)
A bald-headed man will not grow hair by getting excited. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
I own a cow in heaven, but I cannot drink her milk. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The portion that a man keeps for himself is usually not the smallest. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Death does not sound a trumpet. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
If you are too modest you will go hungry. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The mother-in-law shows you her thighs without shame, you are the embarrassed one. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
A priest sees people at their best, a lawyer at their worst, but a doctor sees them as they really are. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Man is like palm-wine: when young, sweet but without strength; in old age, strong but harsh. (African Congo Proverb)
To love someone who does not love you is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The worm that gnaws on the bean is the one inside the bean. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
No matter how full the river, it still wants to swell more. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
You are beautiful; but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Those who are absent are always wrong. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Justice becomes injustice when it makes two wounds on a head which only deserves one. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Pride only goes the length one can spit. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The absent are always in the wrong. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
A real family eats the same cornmeal. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The friends of our friends are our friends. (African Congo Proverb)
If the needle doesn't pass, the thread doesn't follow. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Where there is no shame, there is no honor. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
"Botofe bo le iwa.” : Rubber is death (present day Congo proverb) A bald-headed man will not grow hair by getting excited. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
A lemon that grows in ripening, is not agreeable (i.e., does not taste well). View proverb
African Congo Proverb