Man Proverbs - page 38

A man who lives on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle. (Ibo Proverb)
Never kill a man who says nothing. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A travelled child knows better than the old man who sits at home. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
If a young man is not prudent in seeking what killed his father, what killed his father may also kill him. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
When a drunken man meets a mad man, he learns the difference between being merely drunk and being truly mad. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
When a poor man gets a little money, his thoughts go off in ten different directions. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
When a very short man causes the market to break up in a big fight, bystanders ask him to stand up so that they can see how short he really is. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A calm spirit will enable a man to survive even a six-month jail sentence. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A man has the same last name as his brother. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A man who believes that he can do everything, let him dig a grave and bury himself. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A man who rushes into battle does not realize that battle entails death. (Ibo Proverb)
A man with a missing tooth does not eat ugiri with relish. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
An old man doesn't know what makes him herd again. View proverb
Kamba Proverb
Only a medicine man gets rich by sleeping. View proverb
Kamba Proverb
One man cut the barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
A confused man is like the drowning man who asks for pears from the willow tree. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
The wiser the man, the more in trouble. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
To serve a mean man may not be profitable. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
One man can burn water, whereas another cannot even burn oil. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
One man's beard is on fire, and another man warms his hands on it. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
A man loves his own shortcomings. (Kashmir Proverb)
Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
To show one's fist to a blind man is neither a sin nor a virtue. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
A wise man can hear profit in the wind. View proverb
Klingon Proverb
Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox. View proverb
Klingon Proverb