Elephant Proverbs - page 2

The death throes of an elephant are not so annoying as a living flea. (Zanzibar Proverb)
Every elephant has to carry its own trunk around. View proverb
Zimbabwe Proverb
An elephant hunter usually gets killed by an elephant. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
Even the elephant can fan off flies with its short tail. View proverb
Ghana Proverb
If there were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal. View proverb
Ghana Proverb
The human heart is never satisfied, just like the snake that wants to swallow an elephant. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
The hunter who is tracking an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds. View proverb
African Proverb
An elephant never gets tired of supporting its tusks. View proverb
African Proverb
When an elephant eats and eats and still cries for more, it is the grass that will get embarrassed. View proverb
African Proverb
When an elephant becomes as small as a monkey, it ceases to be an elephant. View proverb
African Proverb
The lion may be king of the jungle but he knows, he shouldn't stand in the way of the elephant. (African Proverb)
The best way to eat the elephant standing in your path is to cut it up into little pieces. View proverb
African Proverb
Do not compare a fly with an elephant. View proverb
Greek Proverb
By joining the tail to the trunk one makes up the whole elephant. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
The man who has mounted an elephant will not fear the bark of a dog. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
The elephant does not feel a flea-bite. View proverb
Italian Proverb
One can only try to get what one can from the head of an elephant, no one ever carries it home. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
A man who is trampled to death by an elephant is a man who is blind and deaf. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The Child of an elephant will not be a dwarf. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
White elephant born in the forest. View proverb
Thai Proverb
Ride an elephant to catch a grasshopper. (Thai Proverb)
If you want to destroy your enemy, give him an elephant. View proverb
Thai Proverb
A dead elephant cannot be covered by a lotus leaf. View proverb
Thai Proverb
Don't help the elephant to carry his tusks. View proverb
Thai Proverb
People helping one another can bring an elephant into the house. View proverb
Rwandan Proverb