613 Proverbs about Them / Page 25
481. In good times friends know you and in bad times you know them.
482. Monkeys don't advise there young ones to be careful on trees they just remind them of the distance to the ground.
483. One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.
484. People are like chameleons; circumstances make them change their colour.
485. Remember your ancestors because you're not better than them.
486. The ancestors may annoy you but don't make a mistake of annoying them back, they may annoy you forever.
487. The buttocks are like a married couple though there is constant friction between them; they will still love and live together.
488. The horns cannot be too heavy for the cow that bears them.
489. The problem with the palace attendant isn't how to steal the king's drums but where to play them from.
490. The time to make friends is before you need them.
491. When a cat wants to eat its own kitten it accuses them of smelling like rats.
492. When problems come they carry along with them all their relatives.
493. Words are like arrows throw them only when you know where they will fall.
494. You can teach other people how to learn other languages but you can't teach them how to govern themselves.
495. You cannot stop birds from flying over your head, but you can stop them nesting in your hair.
496. You cannot stop planting cereals just because birds are going to feast on them.
497. Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.
498. All things change, and we change with them.
499. Blessed is the man who has friends, but woe to him who needs them.
500. Never drop the friends you made on the way up. You may need them on the way down.
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