438 Proverbs about Tell / Page 5
81. He who predicts the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
82. Look and keep silent, and if you are eating meat, tell the world it's fish.
83. Never tell your friends what your enemy may not hear.
84. Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
85. Rather than tell a lie to help a friend, it is better to assist him in paying the fine for his offense.
86. At a time a cockerel matures, it begins to crow to tell the world the time of day.
87. When it is the turn of a man to become the head of a village, he does not need to diviner to tell him that he is destined to rule.
88. Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand.
89. "Come and I'll tell you something," tickles the ear.
90. You can tell a ripe corn by its look.
91. If you see someone riding a bamboo-cane, tell him "What a lovely horse!"
92. If someone is walking towards you, you don't need to tell him "come here."
93. Whoever tells the truth is chased out of nine villages.
94. A canoe peddler doesn't tell the crocodile he has along snout until he's crossed the river.
95. A leader is he who tells his people what they must hear, not what they want to hear.
96. By the time you tell a secret to a mad person then a normal person you cannot see.
97. Don't tell your important secret to your friend because your friend has his other friends as well.
98. He who asks you to converse ends up telling others that you're shouting.
99. He who is intelligent is taught.
100. If the fish comes out of the river to tell you that the crocodile has one eye, you should believe it.
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