Monkey Proverbs - page 2

When there are no great tigers in the deep mountains, even a monkey can become king. (Chinese Proverb)
Like a monkey who eats belacaan. View proverb
Malay Proverb
When an elephant becomes as small as a monkey, it ceases to be an elephant. View proverb
African Proverb
The higher the monkey goes the more he shows his tail. View proverb
German Proverb
An old monkey will not stick his hand into a jar. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Each monkey on its own branch. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
These can never be true friends: Hope, dice, a prostitute, a robber, a cheat, a goldsmith, a monkey, a doctor, a distiller. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly. View proverb
Haitian Proverb
De higher monkey climb de more him expose. View proverb
Jamaican Proverb
The higher the monkey climbs the more him expose. View proverb
Jamaican Proverb
Monkey mus' know weh ‘im gwine put ‘im tail, before ‘im order trousiz. (Jamaican Proverb)
An intelligent monkey can still be beaten. View proverb
Filipino Proverb
A monkey dressed up is still a monkey. View proverb
Filipino Proverb
If he keeps on imitating everybody the monkey will one day cut his own throat. View proverb
South African Proverb
To do like the monkey, get the chesnuts out of the fire with the cat's paw. View proverb
French Proverb
At twenty a man will be a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy a monkey, and at eighty nothing. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
A monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
A monkey cannot dare what an elephant can. View proverb
Duala Proverb
A monkey left behind laughs at the others tail. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
The riverside monkey is apt to be blamed for every twig found in the river. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree. (Kiganda Proverb)
As soon as the monkey has climbed a tree, it will start abusing from its elevated position. View proverb
Namibian Proverb
The monkey is a thief because it does not work. View proverb
Tupur Proverb
De higher de monkey climb, de more he does show he tail. View proverb
Bajan Proverb
You can take a monkey out of the bush, but you cant take the bush of a monkey. View proverb
Bajan Proverb