2049 African Proverbs / Page 92
1821.
When all the water has gone, only the largest stones will remain on the riverbed.1822.
When an abomination has become of age it becomes a tradition.1823.
When an elephant becomes as small as a monkey, it ceases to be an elephant.1824.
When an elephant eats and eats and still cries for more, it is the grass that will get embarrassed.1825.
When an old man dies, a library burns down.1826.
When bad luck chooses you as a companion, even a ripe banana can remove your teeth.1827.
When cats are hairdressers, rats will always go around with uncombed hair.1828.
When deeds speak, words are nothing.1829.
When elephant steps on a trap, no more trap.1830.
When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.1831.
When elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers.1832.
When kings lose direction they become servants.1833.
When many trees fall on top of one another, a wise man removes the one on top first.1834.
When one finger is swollen it affects the others.1835.
When one hand is injured the other nurses it, when both hands are injured they nurse each other.1836.
When one is in love, a cliff becomes a meadow.1837.
When one is in trouble, one remembers God.1838.
When one man's curse falls on a person another one breaks it.1839.
When one tries to shake a big tree, he ends up shaking himself.1840.
When problems come they carry along with them all their relatives.