191 Ethiopian Proverbs / Page 9
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What one desires is always better than what one has.162.
What one hopes for is always better than what one has.163.
When a fool is cursed, he thinks he is being praised.164.
When he looked under the saddle he lost his horse.165.
When one is in love, a cliff becomes a meadow.166.
When one is prepared, difficulties do not come.167.
When one sets a portion for oneself, usually it is not too small.168.
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.169.
When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion.170.
When spiders' unite, they can tie up a lion.171.
When spiders' webs unite, they can tie up a lion.172.
When the heart overflows, it comes out through the mouth.173.
When the hyena is gone, that is when the dog barks.174.
When the hyena is gone, the dog begins to bark.175.
When the Nile knows a secret the desert will soon know it too.176.
When the webs of the spider join, they can trap a lion.177.
When there are many women, the cabbage will be spoled. The slimming of an elephant and the losses of a rich man are not noticeable.178.
When they fooled the chicken they threw her into a carrying basket.179.
When they wish to eat a vulture, they call it a guinea fowl.180.
When you are pepper, I am mustard; when thou art a needle, I am a knife.