692 Proverbs about Want / Page 35
681. A stupid turtle-dove is sometimes surprised by night for wanting one more grain of castor-oil plant.
682. Say nothing about another that you wouldn't want to hear about yourself.
683. Any visitor to the country who drinks from the River Bengo will never want to leave.
684. If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep.
685. What one has, one doesn't want, and what one wants, one doesn't have.
686. The night might be long, but whether you want it or not, the day will announce itself.
687. When a man wants a wife, he wants but a wife; But when he has got a wife, he wants a great deal.
688. She wants to have buttermilk, but has hidden the pot brought for it behind one's back.
689. Unwanted meddling in affairs could prove harmful.
690. The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.
691. He who wants to barter, usually knows what is best for him.
692. A cow gave birth to a fire: she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child.
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