61 Senegalese Proverbs / Page 3
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The frog likes water, but not boiling water.42.
The future emerges from the past.43.
The giant tree grows from a grain.44.
The heart is not a knee that can be bent.45.
The jungle is stronger than the elephant.46.
The night is the king of the shadows.47.
The opportunity that God sends does not wake up those that are asleep.48.
The strong don't need clubs.49.
The truth is like gold: keep it locked up and you will find it exactly as you first put it away.50.
The wolf dies where the pack is.51.
Three kinds of people die poor: those who divorce, those who incur debts, and those who move around too much.52.
To spend the night in anger is better than to spend it repenting.53.
Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles.54.
What a cow eats a calf drinks.55.
What you give to others bears fruit for yourself.56.
What's the use of consulting a dead man's horoscope?57.
When a mouse makes fun of a cat, there is a hole.58.
When a musician hath forgotten his note, He makes as though a crumb stuck in his throat.59.
When the branches of trees in the forest are fighting, the roots are kissing.60.
You cannot run and scratch your ass at the same time.