1049 Proverbs about Even / Page 45
881. A woman is like a rat: even if it grows up in your house, it steals from you.
882. One knows even when one neighbor's bread is in the oven.
883. Even the elephant can fan off flies with its short tail.
884. Even if the old woman has no teeth, her tiger nuts remain in her own bag.
885. Even though the sound of the horn is not pleasant, it is still blown by a man's mouth.
886. Even though the peel of the palm nut has no pulpy substance in it, it is stripped off all the same.
887. The prickly branches of the palm tree do not show preference even to friends.
888. Even though the old man is strong and hearty, he will not live forever.
889. The man who thinks he can live without others is mistaken; the one who thinks others can't live without him is even more deluded.
890. Before you take any decision, consider its effect on the next seven generations.
891. Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living.
892. A calm spirit will enable a man to survive even a six-month jail sentence.
893. A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a hair.
894. You can't prevent a bird from flying over your head, but you can prevent him from making a nest in your head.
895. Darkness caused to dance even him who cannot.
896. The rich man cannot be prevented from cyltivating the 'iganjo' he wants.
897. People slander somebody even if they do not despise him.
898. Some hope for rain even though they have not prepared their fields.
899. To go does not prevent a man from returning.
900. The man that serves is not prevented from being served in turn.
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