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221. One doesn't tell a man 'go away' but one shows him something so he will go.. Somali Proverb. One doesn't tell a man 'go away' but one shows him something so he will go.
Somali Proverb

222. It's better when people wonder why you didn't say something than why you did.. Texan Proverb. It's better when people wonder why you didn't say something than why you did.
Texan Proverb

223. One who sees something good must narrate it.. Ugandan Proverb. One who sees something good must narrate it.
Ugandan Proverb

224. If something that was going to chop off your head only knocked off your cap, you should be grateful.. Yoruba Proverb. If something that was going to chop off your head only knocked off your cap, you should be grateful.
Yoruba Proverb

225. If you want to keep something secret from black folks, put it between the covers of a book.. African American Proverb. If you want to keep something secret from black folks, put it between the covers of a book.
African American Proverb

226. Keep something for the sore foot.. British Proverb. Keep something for the sore foot.
British Proverb

227. Keep something for a rainy day.. British Proverb. Keep something for a rainy day.
British Proverb

228. Seek much, and get something; seek little, and get nothing.. British Proverb. Seek much, and get something; seek little, and get nothing.
British Proverb

229. If you give a man nuts then give him something to crack them with.. Georgian Proverb. If you give a man nuts then give him something to crack them with.
Georgian Proverb

230. When a woman is hungry, she says, When a woman is hungry, she says, "Roast something for the children that they may eat."
Ghanaian Proverb

231. A good deed is something one returns.. Guinean Proverb. A good deed is something one returns.
Guinean Proverb

232. Wherever something stands, another thing stands beside it.. Ibo Proverb. Wherever something stands, another thing stands beside it.
Ibo Proverb

233. The dog said that it is better to walk behind those who have had a lot to eat, because if something doesn't come out of them one way, it is bound to come out of them another way.. Igbo Proverb. The dog said that it is better to walk behind those who have had a lot to eat, because if something doesn't come out of them one way, it is bound to come out of them another way.
Igbo Proverb

234. Talking something over is better than leaving it pending.. Kikuyu Proverb. Talking something over is better than leaving it pending.
Kikuyu Proverb

235. A person will change his mind on something if left to sleep over it.. Kikuyu Proverb. A person will change his mind on something if left to sleep over it.
Kikuyu Proverb

236. Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother... insult something he cares about instead.. Klingon Proverb. Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother... insult something he cares about instead.
Klingon Proverb

237. Even the bottom of a basket finds something to hold.. Malagasy Proverb. Even the bottom of a basket finds something to hold.
Malagasy Proverb

238. In every false step there is something good.. Moroccan Proverb. In every false step there is something good.
Moroccan Proverb

239. Manage with bread and salted butter until God brings something to eat with it.. Moroccan Proverb. Manage with bread and salted butter until God brings something to eat with it.
Moroccan Proverb

240. If you are afraid of something, you give it power over you.. Moroccan Proverb. If you are afraid of something, you give it power over you.
Moroccan Proverb

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