2049 African Proverbs / Page 91
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.1802.
When a lion cannot find the flesh to feed on, it has no choice but to eat the grass.1803.
When a lion runs and looks back, its not that he is afraid, rather he is trying to see the distance he has covered.1804.
When a man cheats on you once, shame on him, when he cheats on you twice, shame on you.1805.
When a man curses his own child it is a terrible thing.1806.
When a man raises his voice at home, know that he started lowering if elsewhere.1807.
When a man says he does not mind, then he really does.1808.
When a man says yes, his personal god says yes also.1809.
When a monkey doesn't get a banana, he eats chillies.1810.
When a mother has twins she must sleep on her back.1811.
When a naked person promises you cloth beware.1812.
When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it.1813.
When a new saying gets to the land of empty men they lose their heads over it.1814.
When a rat mocks a cat then you know there is a hole nearby.1815.
When a rat swims with a frog, it dies of cold.1816.
When a single grass falls from a grass-thatched house it doesn't leak.1817.
When a slippery ground lies ahead do not laugh at those who have fallen.1818.
When a stiff-necked bull stands with its four legs planted firmly and refuses to move, you cannot make it go ahead only by pulling it by the reins and using your whip.1819.
When a stone is identified it cannot destroy a hoe.1820.
When a tortoise embarks on a journey he doesn't ask for directions, because he does not want his enemies to know where he's going.